Use Arcade in GitHub Copilot

VS Code

In VS Code, Github Copilot will automatically detect the configured MCP servers. Read the VS Code instructions to set both of them up.

JetBrains IDEs

1. In the lower right corner, click the GitHub Copilot icon.
2. From the menu, select “Open Chat”, make sure you are in Agent mode, then click the tools icon.
3. A dialog will open with a list of tools. On the bottom left, click ”+ Add More Tools…”
4. This will open the mcp.json file in the editor. In the mcp.json file, define your MCP servers.

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-arcade": {
      "url": "https://api.arcade.dev/mcp/<YOUR-GATEWAY-SLUG>",
      "requestInit": {
        "headers": {
          "Authorization": "Bearer {arcade_api_key}",
          "Arcade-User-ID": "{arcade_user_id}"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Once you save the mcp.json file, a start button will appear over the new server name. Click it to start the MCP server.

Visual Studio

In Visual Studio,

1. In the upper right corner, click the GitHub Copilot icon.

   

2. On the bottom of the GitHub Copilot panel, click the tools icon (two wrenches).

   

3. A dialog will open with a list of tools. On the top right corner of this dialog, click the ”+” icon to add a new tool.

   

4. This will open another dialog. Fill in the information for your MCP server. You will need to choose:

   • Destination: The path to the MCP configuration file, if you choose “Global”, the MCP gateway will be added to all solutions. If you choose “Solution”, the MCP gateway will be added to the current solution only.
   • Server ID: The ID of the MCP server you’re adding, this is how it will be displayed in the list of servers.
   • Type: For MCP gateways, you must select “HTTP”.
   • URL: The URL of the MCP gateway.
   • Headers: The headers to pass to the MCP gateway.
   • Click “Save” to add the MCP server.
   

5. Once you save the MCP server, it will be added to the list of servers. It will be disabled by default. To enable it, click the checkbox next to the server name.

   

6. Once the server is enabled, it will be available in the list of tools. If tools are not available, you may need to open the .mcp.json file you picked as the destination. Visual Studio will display a “Configure” and “Reconnect” buttons on top of each entry. Clicking “Reconnect” should fix any issues.

   

{
  "servers": {
    "mcp-arcade": {
      "url": "https://api.arcade.dev/mcp/<YOUR-GATEWAY-SLUG>",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer {arcade_api_key}",
        "Arcade-User-ID": "{arcade_user_id}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Eclipse

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XCode

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