Skills and MCP servers for GitHub Copilot

GitHub's AI assistant in the editor: code suggestions, chat and an agent mode. Supports MCP servers and extensions.

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How to connect to GitHub Copilot

What the agent reads

  • SKILL.md
  • MCP
  • AGENTS.md

Where skills go

In the project folder
.github/skills/

Install with one command

The SkillFoxx CLI does not install into GitHub Copilot yet. Every entry page has manual steps.

Skills

126 entriesAll 126

The official FastAPI skill, bundled with the package, teaching agents to write code for the installed version

Minimal access104.3KRepository stars

A frontend design skill with 23 commands, live browser iteration and 61 detector rules for common AI-generated UI tells

Broad access94.1KRepository stars18Installs in 30 days

A skill that builds editable PPTX decks from PDF, DOCX, URLs and Markdown with native shapes, charts and animations

Extended access70.5KRepository stars

A skill that gathers the last 30 days of discussion on a topic from Reddit, X, YouTube, HN, Polymarket and GitHub into one brief

Broad access65.8KRepository stars

A skill that draws editorial diagrams as standalone HTML and SVG files: architecture, flowcharts, ER, funnels and about forty more types

Extended access62.5KRepository stars

166 skills for scientific work: bioinformatics, cheminformatics, clinical data, geospatial analysis and 100+ databases

Extended access55.1KRepository stars

MCP servers

115 entriesAll 115
Official

Local context compression for agents: tool outputs, logs, files and RAG chunks shrink before reaching the LLM. Proxy, CLI, library and MCP

Broad access78.2KRepository stars
Official

A long-term memory system for AI agents: the agent stores experience and facts, then retrieves them through a built-in MCP server

Broad access55.9KRepository stars
Official

The Chrome DevTools team's official MCP server: the agent drives a live Chrome, reads network and console, and records performance traces

Extended access54.4KRepository stars

GitHub's official MCP server: code, issues, pull requests, Actions and security alerts straight from the agent

Broad access34.1KRepository stars
Official

Local persistent memory for coding agents: hooks record every session, and Claude Code, Codex or Cursor recall past decisions through 54 MCP tools

Extended access30KRepository stars
Official

The official draw.io MCP server: an agent builds diagrams from XML or Mermaid and opens them in the draw.io editor

Extended access5.7KRepository stars

CLI tools

92 entriesAll 92

GitHub toolkit for spec-driven development: the specify CLI adds agent commands and skills to a project, from principles to implementation

Extended access143.7KRepository stars

A skill package manager: installs, finds, updates and removes SKILL.md packages from GitHub and other git hosts across many agents

Extended access37.1KRepository stars

The bd issue tracker with a dependency graph on Dolt: long-term memory and a work plan for agents instead of Markdown lists

Extended access28.3KRepository stars

Token and cost reports for Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI and other agents from local logs, by day, month and session

Extended access19.2KRepository stars

Playwright CLI

playwright-cli

Official

Microsoft's official Playwright CLI with an agent skill: drive a browser through short commands without heavy MCP schemas

Extended access14.7KRepository stars

The GitHub Copilot terminal agent with access to repositories, issues and pull requests, plus MCP support

Broad access11.3KRepository stars

Plugins

66 entriesAll 66

A skills library that gives coding agents a development process: brainstorming, planning, TDD, subagents and code review

Extended access307.8KRepository stars

A plugin from Every: a brainstorm, plan, build, review and capture loop so each next task gets easier

Broad access25.8KRepository stars

Official skills and agents from the .NET team: performance, MSBuild, NuGet, upgrades, testing, ASP.NET Core, Blazor and MAUI

Extended access5.8KRepository stars

Expo's official agent skills: building, deploying, updating and debugging Expo and EAS apps

Extended access3.7KRepository stars

Cloudflare's official agent skills: Workers, Durable Objects, wrangler, Pages, storage and an MCP server

Extended access3.2KRepository stars

Azure Skills

Azure Skills Plugin

Microsoft's official plugin: Azure skills plus the Azure MCP Server and Foundry MCP wired in for real cloud actions

Broad access1.6KRepository stars

Workflows

7 entriesAll 7

Job search inside your coding agent: scores each listing against your CV from 1 to 5, tailors a PDF resume, drafts letters and tracks applications

Extended access78.4KRepository stars

Spec-driven development for coding agents: proposal, requirements, design and tasks come before any code

Extended access73.3KRepository stars

Agentic video studio for Claude Code, Cursor and Codex: script, voiceover, images, stock footage, music, subtitles and render

Extended access72.7KRepository stars

A spec-driven development framework for coding agents: a discuss, plan, execute, verify and ship loop run in fresh contexts

Broad access11KRepository stars

A visual workflow builder for agents: draw a flow on a canvas and export it as skills and commands for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and others

Extended access5.4KRepository stars

Ten AI agents in tmux panes: a manager hands tasks to seven workers, progress shows on a dashboard, with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode supported

Broad access1.4KRepository stars

Prompts

2 entries

The Chinese edition of agency-agents: hundreds of expert roles for Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot and other agents, including China-market roles

Minimal access21.7KRepository stars

PnP Copilot Prompts

copilot-prompts

Sample prompts and agent instructions for Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot and Microsoft 365 Copilot from the PnP community. Examples are demonstrations

Minimal access902Repository stars

In short

GitHub Copilot can be extended with various skills and MCP servers from the catalog to enhance coding, project management, and cloud integration tasks. Key types include skills for coding assistance like FastAPI skill, MCP servers such as GitHub MCP Server for repository data access, and CLI tools like GitHub Copilot CLI for terminal-based interactions. Plugins add structured development workflows and cloud platform capabilities.

FAQ

how to connect an MCP server to GitHub Copilot?

Use the GitHub MCP Server to provide direct access to code, issues, pull requests, and security alerts within GitHub Copilot. Connect it via the MCP protocol supported by the agent.

which skill is recommended for coding with FastAPI in GitHub Copilot?

The official FastAPI skill is bundled with the package and teaches the agent to write code for the installed FastAPI version.

are there official plugins for cloud integration with GitHub Copilot?

Yes, Microsoft’s Azure Skills plugin and Cloudflare Skills plugin provide official cloud platform capabilities and MCP servers for GitHub Copilot.