github / github/github-mcp-server

Copilot Insiders cannot create PRs

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bug request ai review
Dominant language
Go
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Forks
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Avg merge
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Merged PRs (30d)
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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

Open the contributing 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

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