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Overview

Connect Crawleo to GitHub Copilot to enhance it with real-time web search and crawling capabilities.

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Prerequisites

  • GitHub Copilot subscription
  • VS Code with GitHub Copilot extension
  • Active Crawleo subscription with API key

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Configuration

1

Open VS Code Settings

Open VS Code and go to Settings (Cmd+, on macOS or Ctrl+, on Windows/Linux).Search for “MCP” or navigate to the GitHub Copilot extension settings.
2

Configure MCP Server

Add the Crawleo MCP server configuration:
{
  "github.copilot.chat.mcpServers": {
    "crawleo": {
      "url": "https://api.crawleo.dev/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}
3

Restart VS Code

Restart VS Code to apply the configuration changes.

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Manual Configuration

Edit your VS Code settings.json directly:
  1. Open Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P)
  2. Search for “Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON)”
  3. Add the Crawleo configuration:
{
  "github.copilot.chat.mcpServers": {
    "crawleo": {
      "url": "https://api.crawleo.dev/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Example Use Cases

Once connected, use Crawleo with GitHub Copilot Chat: 
@workspace Search for the OpenAI API documentation and show me 
how to use function calling.

Search for the best TypeScript validation libraries and 
compare Zod vs Yup vs Joi.

Search for solutions to "CORS error in fetch request" 
and explain the fixes.

Crawl https://expressjs.com/en/guide/routing.html and 
create a cheat sheet for Express routing.

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Using with @workspace

Combine Crawleo’s web capabilities with Copilot’s workspace understanding: 
Search for best practices for the framework used in my project 
and suggest improvements to my codebase.
This allows Copilot to:
  1. Understand your project context
  2. Search for relevant best practices
  3. Apply suggestions to your specific code

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Troubleshooting

  • Ensure you have the latest GitHub Copilot extension
  • MCP support may require Copilot Chat preview features
  • Check GitHub Copilot release notes for MCP availability
  1. Verify JSON syntax is correct
  2. Check for typos in the URL or headers
  3. Restart VS Code completely
  4. Try clearing Copilot cache
  • Verify your Crawleo API key is valid
  • Ensure the Bearer prefix is included
  • Check your Crawleo subscription is active
GitHub Copilot MCP support may be in preview. Check the GitHub Copilot documentation for the latest information on MCP capabilities.

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