github / github/github-mcp-server
Copilot Insiders cannot create PRs
- Dominant language
- Go
- Stars
- 33k
- Forks
- 5k
- Avg merge
- 2d 1h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 52
Description
### Describe the bug
Copilot reports that the MCP server does not expose a pull-request creation tool. PR read operations work.
### Affected version
1.12 remote server
### Steps to reproduce the behavior
1. Install the MCP server in VSCode
"github": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp"
}
Ask AI in chat to create a PR - reports the error shown above.
AI can create the PR with gh cli
### Expected vs actual behavior
Expect AI to be able to use MCP server to create PRs.
NB - issue creation works
### Logs
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with the remote 1.12 MCP server endpoint and inspect the exposed tool list, comparing it with the working issue-creation operation. Reproduce the VSCode Copilot request for pull-request creation and verify that the server exposes the operation and can complete the request successfully.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github, go, vscode
- Domain
- api, backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100