VS Code + GitHub Copilot

Give GitHub Copilot access to the environment around the repo: the computer, long-running processes, signed-in browser, and native apps.

Setup tutorial

1. Download VS Code

• Open the official VS Code download page.
• Download and install VS Code for your operating system.
• Open VS Code when installation finishes.

Download VS Code

2. Sign in to GitHub Copilot

• Open VS Code.
• Sign in to GitHub and make sure GitHub Copilot is available in the account you want to use.
• Open the project you want Copilot to work with.

3. Open the MCP server setup

• Press Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows/Linux or Cmd+Shift+P on macOS.
• Type MCP: Add Server.
• Choose the MCP: Add Server command.

4. Add Noxgild

• Choose HTTP when VS Code asks for the server type.
• Paste the Noxgild MCP URL.
• When VS Code asks for a server name, enter noxgild.

https://mcp.noxgild.com/mcp

5. Authorize Noxgild

• VS Code opens the Noxgild sign-in/authorization page in your browser.
• Sign in to Noxgild and approve the connection.
• Return to VS Code and make sure the noxgild MCP server is enabled.

6. Verify the connection

• Open Copilot Chat.
• Paste the verification prompt below and send it.
• Do not use another computer-access tool for this test.

Use the connected Noxgild MCP server only. Call noxgild_devices and list my available computers and their current status.

7. Confirm success

• Setup is complete when Copilot returns your authorized Noxgild computer and shows it as ONLINE.
• You can now ask Copilot to use Noxgild for files, terminal processes, browser work, and desktop applications.

Before you start

• VS Code with GitHub Copilot and MCP support.

Noxgild MCP endpoint

https://mcp.noxgild.com/mcp

Verification prompt

Send this to your AI client after setup:

Use the connected Noxgild MCP server only. Call noxgild_devices and list my available computers and their current status.

After authorization, send the verification prompt. You are connected when your authorized computer and its status appear.

Good first tasks

• Run this branch on my QA computer and verify the fix in the signed-in browser.
• Start the development server, keep it running, and inspect its output while I continue coding.
• Open the native desktop build and verify the UI change.

Troubleshooting

• If Noxgild tools do not appear, reload the VS Code window and check that the noxgild MCP server is enabled.
• If authorization looks stale, reconnect the Noxgild server from VS Code and authorize again.

Connect a computer once

If you do not already have an authorized Windows, macOS, or Linux computer in Noxgild, run this in a terminal on that Windows, macOS, or Linux computer:

npx @noxgild/cli@latest connect

After approval, the same computer can be reused from other supported AI clients.