Agent Update

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VS Code + GitHub Copilot → Agent Update

GitHub Copilot's agent mode inside VS Code. It runs multi-step tasks in your workspace and can call MCP tools.

VS Code + GitHub Copilot talks to Agent Update over MCP. The server is https://api.tryagentupdate.com/v1/mcp, the transport is Streamable HTTP, and the credential is one header.

Where it goes: .vscode/mcp.json (workspace); user-level via Command Palette -> MCP: Open User Configuration

Setup

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "inputs": [
    { "type": "promptString", "id": "agent-update-token",
      "description": "Agent Update PAT (au_live_...)", "password": true }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "agent-update": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.tryagentupdate.com/v1/mcp",
      "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${input:agent-update-token}" }
    }
  }
}

Before you file a bug

The top-level key is servers, not mcpServers. An mcpServers block here is ignored outright. type: "http" means Streamable HTTP; "sse" breaks this server. Do not use the Claude-style .mcp.json in VS Code: headers were silently discarded there (microsoft/vscode#319528, fixed in 1.124.0). After saving the file, run MCP: List Servers → Start once, or the tools never appear in the Tools picker.

Check it worked

Ask the agent to text you. A 401 means the token is wrong, or the word Bearer is in there twice. No tool at all means the transport string is wrong. Both are covered in troubleshooting.

Next

The five tools and their arguments are on the MCP page. The same tools over plain HTTP are on the REST page. Every other tool is on the docs index.

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