[Deploy Tool] Pipeline Guidance Get prompts failed — Deploy Tool not invoked on PR #626

[alzimmermsft]

Description:
When running the MCP server in default mode on PR #626 , the Copilot chat does not trigger the Deploy tool for any prompts except Generate CI/CD guidance for a GitHub repository that deploys a .NET API to Azure. in the Deploy — Pipeline Guidance Get section. Responses to some of the prompts are as follows:

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Run git clone https://github.com/qianwens/azure-mcp/tree/qianwen/deploy and switch branch to qianwen/deploy.
2. Run dotnet build.
3. Run az login.
4. Configure mcp.json in default mode.
5. Start mcp server.
6. Open GitHub Copilot in VS Code and switch to Agent mode.
7. Click Refresh on the tool list to select only the MCP Server tool in default mode.
8. Enter test prompts Recommend an Azure DevOps pipeline for building and deploying a container app..

Environment:

• OS: Windows.
• Vscode Insiders Version: 1.103.0
• GitHub Copilot Chat Version: 0.31.2025081401
• MCP Service Mode: Default(namespace)

Test Prompts:

1. Recommend an Azure DevOps pipeline for building and deploying a container app.
2. I have a monorepo; what pipeline setup should I use for independent services?
3. Provide guidance for handling secrets, environment variables, and approvals in the pipeline.
4. Help me set up CI/CD that builds PRs, runs tests, and deploys on merges to main.

Expected Behavior:
Copilot chat should invoke the Deploy tool for each prompt.

@jongio for notification.

[alzimmermsft]

Copied from Azure/azure-mcp#976

[joshfree]

@qianwens please follow steps at https://aka.ms/azmcp/intake, so that I can assign these issues to you (or please self-assign, thank you! :))

[qianwens]

The test result are expected.