Copilot CLI: Hooks, MCP Servers, Skills, and Customization/Add an MCP server for one session from a file
Load additional MCP server config at runtime.
Section: MCP servers and built-ins
Add an MCP server for one session from a file
bash
bash
copilot --additional-mcp-config=@./mcp-extra.jsonExplanation
This augments the persistent config in `~/.copilot/mcp-config.json`.
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