microsoft / microsoft/copilot-for-eclipse
Attach MCP Resources as Context
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- Java
- Stars
- 126
- Forks
- 60
- Avg merge
- 2d 6h
- Merged PRs (30d)
- 5
Description
It is currently not possible to attach Resources which are provided by MCP-servers as context to the chat.
However, it should be possible, because this is (apart from tools) one of the main use cases of MCP-servers.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by tracing how MCP-server Resources are exposed and how chat context is assembled in the Eclipse plugin; done means Resources can be attached to chat context alongside the existing MCP capabilities.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- ai, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100