{"id":253992,"date":"2025-08-25T11:36:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T18:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/?p=253992"},"modified":"2025-09-09T10:50:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T17:50:11","slug":"github-copilot-for-azure-preview-launches-in-visual-studio-2022-with-azure-mcp-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/github-copilot-for-azure-preview-launches-in-visual-studio-2022-with-azure-mcp-support\/","title":{"rendered":"GitHub Copilot for Azure (Preview) Launches in Visual Studio 2022 with Azure MCP Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The GitHub Copilot for Azure extension is now in Public Preview for Visual Studio 2022 (17.14+). It brings a curated set of Azure developer tools\u2014exposed through the Azure MCP server\u2014directly into GitHub Copilot Agent Mode in Visual Studio. The extension automatically installs and manages the Azure MCP server, so you can query resources, diagnose issues, deploy with azd, and run Azure CLI commands\u2014all from the Copilot Chat.<\/p>\n<p><div  class=\"d-flex justify-content-left\"><a class=\"cta_button_link btn-primary mb-24\" href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.visualstudio.com\/items?itemName=github-copilot-azure.GitHubCopilotForAzure2022&amp;ssr=false#overview\" target=\"_blank\">Try GitHub Copilot for Azure<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<p><em>Ship Azure features without leaving Visual Studio. Agent-powered, MCP-enabled, no extra setup.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NXGRqbniExo\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><strong>What\u2019s in the Public Preview?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Zero-setup Azure MCP server<\/strong>\nThe extension automatically downloads and starts the Azure MCP server the first time you open Copilot Chat\u2014no manual install required. (You\u2019ll see it in the tools list in Agent Mode.)\n<em>(Note: the MCP server version included with the extension may occasionally trail the latest upstream release by a few versions.)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Agent Mode + Azure tools<\/strong>\nLet Copilot pick the right tools for your goal\u2014or choose specific tools from the toolbox in the Copilot Chat window. Typical tasks include: list and inspect resources, diagnose issues, pull app logs, deploy with azd, run Azure CLI commands, and more.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Broad Azure coverage via MCP tools<\/strong>\nThe suite of tools allows interaction with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2699\ufe0f Azure App Configuration<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f Azure Best Practices<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udda5\ufe0f Azure CLI Extension<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udce6 Azure Container Registry (ACR)<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcca Azure Cosmos DB (NoSQL Databases)<\/li>\n<li>\ud83e\uddee Azure Data Explorer<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udc18 Azure Database for PostgreSQL \u2013 Flexible Server<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udee0\ufe0f Azure Developer CLI (azd) Extension<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\ude80 Azure Deploy<\/li>\n<li>\u2601\ufe0f Azure Function App<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udd11 Azure Key Vault<\/li>\n<li>\u2638\ufe0f Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\uddc4\ufe0f Azure SQL Database, Elastic Pool, and Server<\/li>\n<li>\ud83d\udcbe Azure Storage<\/li>\n<li>&#8230;and many more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">See the <strong>full, continuously updated list<\/strong> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/azmcp\">Azure MCP server docs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Get started<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Prerequisites<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Visual Studio 2022 17.14 or later (Agent Mode + MCP support)<\/li>\n<li>An active GitHub Copilot subscription and Copilot Chat enabled in Visual Studio<\/li>\n<li>A Microsoft account with access to an Azure subscription (or start free below)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Install &amp; set up<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li>Install the <strong>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.visualstudio.com\/items?itemName=github-copilot-azure.GitHubCopilotForAzure2022\">GitHub Copilot for Azure (Preview)<\/a>\n<\/strong> extension for Visual Studio 2022.\n<em>The extension starts the Azure MCP server automatically\u2014no manual setup required.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Open <strong>Copilot Chat<\/strong> and select <strong>Agent Mode<\/strong>.<a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/AgentMode.png\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-253999 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/AgentMode-300x73.png\" alt=\"AgentMode image\" width=\"450\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/AgentMode-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/AgentMode-768x186.png 768w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/AgentMode.png 962w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Select tools<\/strong> and check to enable the <strong>Azure Extension<\/strong>.<a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/SelectTools.png\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-254000 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/SelectTools-300x73.png\" alt=\"SelectTools image\" width=\"455\" height=\"111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/SelectTools-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/SelectTools-768x186.png 768w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/SelectTools.png 962w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/AzureExtensionChecked.png\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-254007 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/AzureExtensionChecked-300x116.png\" alt=\"AzureExtensionChecked image\" width=\"284\" height=\"110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/AzureExtensionChecked-300x116.png 300w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/AzureExtensionChecked-768x296.png 768w, https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/AzureExtensionChecked.png 835w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In your prompts, include resource details for best results (subscription, resource group, resource name).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>New to Azure? <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/pricing\/purchase-options\/azure-account\">Sign up free and get $200 in credit<\/a> to explore services<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Try these example prompts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>These examples assume you\u2019re in Agent Mode with Azure tools enabled. Add subscription and resource group names where helpful.<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;Do I have any webapps in my current subscription?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Look for a WebApp named `&lt;appname&gt;`. Does it have any recent downtime?&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Find what tenants I have access to and what I&#8217;m currently using.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Provide the weburls for these ACA apps.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><strong>What\u2019s next?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019re committed to continuously expanding the Azure toolset and deepening the integration with Visual Studio, all on top of the robust MCP foundation that is now generally available in Visual Studio. If you\u2019re already using GitHub Copilot, we encourage you to try out GitHub Copilot for Azure and experience the new capabilities firsthand. Your feedback is invaluable\u2014let us know which Azure scenarios you\u2019d like to automate next and help shape the future of GitHub Copilot for Azure!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"Learn%20how%20to%20share%20feedback%20in%20Visual%20Studio%202022\">Learn how to share feedback in Visual Studio 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Additional learning<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/mcp-is-now-generally-available-in-visual-studio\/\">Model Context Protocol (MCP) is Now Generally Available in Visual Studio \ud83c\udf89 &#8211; Visual Studio Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/agent-mode-is-now-generally-available-with-mcp-support\/\">Agent mode is now generally available with MCP support &#8211; Visual Studio Blog<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/shows\/github-copilot-for-visual-studio\/customizing-github-copilot-in-visual-studio-with-custom-instructions-miniseries\">Customizing GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio with Custom Instructions (Part 5 of 8) | Microsoft Learn<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The GitHub Copilot for Azure extension is now in Public Preview for Visual Studio 2022 (17.14+). 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