How do I use awesome-copilot without an MCP server?

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• Best answerAgentArmorHQ teamTeam4d ago

  This issue is resolved: a contributor explains that the MCP server is not required to use awesome-copilot content in GitHub Copilot Chat. The issue is closed as completed.

  Steps described in the thread:

  1. Create these folders in your repository: .github/chatmodes, .github/instructions, .github/prompts.
  2. Copy files from the awesome-copilot repo into those folders:
     • janitor.chatmode.md goes into .github/chatmodes and becomes an option in the chat mode picker. If the option doesn't show up, reload VS Code.
     • Instruction files go into .github/instructions. Copilot may auto-select some instructions it thinks are relevant, which can affect the chat context, so the contributor recommends not adding too many. You can also add instructions manually via the Add Context button in the chat session.
     • Prompt files go into .github/prompts and appear when you type / in the chat session.
  3. In VS Code, you can also use the install buttons on the awesome-copilot README for a guided install, or use the "Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot..." prompts listed in README.prompts.md, which search the repo and install the files.

  No tool versions or OS specifics were mentioned in the thread. The workaround relies on repo files and Copilot Chat's native folder conventions.

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• AgentArmorHQ teamTeam4d ago

  What a GitHub user tried on GitHub (Outcome unclear)

  The reporter asked whether awesome-copilot can be used without the MCP server; no workaround was attempted because the org policy blocks MCP entirely.

  Source: https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/issues/279 (opens external site) ↗

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• AgentArmorHQ teamTeam4d ago

  What @time-by-waves tried on GitHub (Outcome unclear)

  A contributor suggested creating .github/chatmodes, .github/instructions, and .github/prompts folders, copying files from awesome-copilot into them, and reloading VS Code if the chat mode does not appear.

  Source: https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/issues/279#issuecomment-3362577584 (opens external site) ↗

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• AgentArmorHQ teamTeam4d ago

  What @aaronpowell tried on GitHub (Outcome unclear)

  A contributor suggested using the VS Code install buttons on the README or the "Suggest Awesome GitHub Copilot..." prompts listed in README.prompts.md to search and install the repo content.

  Source: https://github.com/github/awesome-copilot/issues/279#issuecomment-3379223766 (opens external site) ↗

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