Connect GitHub Copilot to Giraffe and Copilot can work inside your live project, alongside your code and repositories. Use it to build a Giraffe app and test it against a real project in the same conversation. GitHub Copilot connects to the Giraffe MCP directly, with no plugin file.
Add the Giraffe MCP server to GitHub Copilot
In a saved Giraffe project, open the MCP app in its own panel and click Connect.
In GitHub Copilot, click Customize in the sidebar, then open the Installed tab.
Next to MCP Servers, click Add server.
Enter a Server name, like Giraffe.
Under Server type, click HTTP.
Paste this in the URL field:
https://mcp-relay.giraffe.build/mcpLeave the optional fields blank and click Save.
Follow the Giraffe sign-in prompt and approve the connection.
Check that the Giraffe server's toggle is on.
Ask GitHub Copilot "Is Giraffe connected?"
Use GitHub Copilot and the Giraffe MCP to develop a Giraffe app with AI.
Troubleshoot GitHub Copilot's Giraffe connection
GitHub Copilot doesn't use the Giraffe tools
GitHub Copilot only uses an MCP server that's turned on. Click Customize, open the Installed tab, and check that the toggle next to the Giraffe server under MCP Servers is on.
GitHub Copilot says your browser isn't linked
The link from Connect in the MCP app lasts 30 minutes. Click Connect again, then retry the Giraffe sign-in in GitHub Copilot right away.