Extend GitHub Copilot with Tools and MCP Servers

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Extend GitHub Copilot with tools and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. Learn how Copilot can work with files, search the web, create content, and automate a browser by installing and using the Playwright MCP server. Episode 6 of 10 in Build your personal brand with Copilot. Continue to Episode 7 and explore the full series: https://aka.ms/student-learning-series-website Build your personal brand with Copilot is a beginner-friendly Microsoft Developer series for students. Follow Microsoft employees as they use GitHub Copilot, Visual Studio Code, GitHub Pages, Microsoft Foundry, MCP servers, and agent skills to create, publish, and improve a professional portfolio website. In this episode: 0:00 Welcome and an introduction to tools and MCP servers 0:21 Copilot as the brain and tools as the hands 0:49 Built-in file system and internet tools 1:07 Setting up the portfolio tool demonstration 1:39 Searching local files and the internet 1:57 Using prompt keywords to select the right tools 2:26 Watching Copilot call tools automatically 2:40 Adding images to the portfolio 2:54 Creating a PowerPoint presentation with tools 3:34 What Model Context Protocol means 3:54 Installing the Playwright MCP server 4:58 Starting browser automation in a new session 6:08 Switching Playwright from Chrome to Microsoft Edge 7:37 Recap of built-in tools, MCP servers, and Playwright Connect with the presenters: Garrett Berliner - Technical Program Manager at Microsoft: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ga

Published 2026-08-21 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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