Default github mcp server toolset not included by default
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Description
Describe the bug
The github mcp server has a default toolset called 'default', however, it does not seem to be enabled by default.
Affected version
GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.79
Steps to reproduce the behavior
Open copilot cli
use /mcp show on the built-in github mcp server
See it is missing permissions
Expected behavior
I expect the above list to be same as the list when using the default mcp server toolset
Additional context
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Research direction
Start with the built-in GitHub MCP server and run /mcp show to compare its tool list with the default MCP server toolset. Trace where the built-in server's default toolset is selected; done means the expected default permissions appear in /mcp show for GitHub MCP without extra configuration.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github, shell
- Domain
- cli, tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100