Using Shipables skills with VS Code and GitHub Copilot.
VS Code / Copilot
GitHub Copilot in VS Code supports MCP servers for tool use. Shipables configures skills and MCP servers for Copilot's agent mode.
Detection
The CLI detects VS Code / Copilot by checking for:
.vscode/directory in the current project
File locations
Project-level (default)
| Type | Path |
|---|---|
| Skill files | .agents/skills/<name>/ |
| MCP config | .vscode/mcp.json |
Global
Global MCP config is not supported for VS Code / Copilot. Global skill files are still installed to ~/.agents/skills/<name>/.
Install example
shipables install Chippers255/ai-commits --copilot
MCP configuration
After installing, your .vscode/mcp.json will include:
{
"servers": {
"postgres": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-postgres"],
"env": {
"POSTGRES_CONNECTION_STRING": "postgresql://..."
}
}
}
}
Important: VS Code / Copilot uses "servers" as the key, not "mcpServers" like other agents. The Shipables CLI handles this automatically.
Verifying installation
ls .agents/skills/<name>/
cat .vscode/mcp.json
shipables doctor