From 5becabad03ed5a68d1a9361e18c81915eff68561 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alex Wolf <alexwolf@microsoft.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 13:15:57 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] clarify project location

---
 docs/ai/quickstarts/build-mcp-server.md | 7 +++++--
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/ai/quickstarts/build-mcp-server.md b/docs/ai/quickstarts/build-mcp-server.md
index fd38d842aa99a..1be2b31172f34 100644
--- a/docs/ai/quickstarts/build-mcp-server.md
+++ b/docs/ai/quickstarts/build-mcp-server.md
@@ -66,20 +66,23 @@ Configure GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio Code to use your custom MCP server:
          "args": [
            "run",
            "--project",
-           "<RELATIVE PATH TO PROJECT DIRECTORY>"
+           "<relative-path-to-project-file>"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
    ```
 
+    > [!NOTE]
+    > VS Code executes MCP servers from the workspace root. The `<relative-path-to-project-file>` placeholder should point to your .NET project file. For example, the value for this **SampleMcpServer** app would be `SampleMcpServer.csproj`.
+
 1. Save the file.
 
 ## Test the MCP server
 
 The MCP server template includes a tool called `get_random_number` you can use for testing and as a starting point for development.
 
-1. Open GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code and switch to chat mode.
+1. Open GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code and switch to agent mode.
 
 1. Select the **Select tools** icon to verify your **SampleMcpServer** is available with the sample tool listed.