Cline on VsCode(Version: 1.101.0): Unable to authenticate with Remote Github MCP server

[pahadiprogrammer]

Describe the bug

On VsCode Cline when adding remote github mcp server config getting the error 401. The config is

"github-mcp-server": {
      "disabled": false,
      "timeout": 60,
      "type": "sse",
      "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <PAT>"
      }
}

Affected version

Trying to connect to remote github mcp server. VsCode version is recommended one only - 1.101.0

Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. Add the above config in cline mcp server config
2. Can see the below error

Expected vs actual behavior

Expected behavior is that Github mcp server should be added successfully on cline in VsCode successfully. Actual behavior is that github mcp server connection fails with 401 on cline

Logs

None

[tonytrg]

@pahadiprogrammer hello and thanks for the feedback:

• remote github mcp server only supports streamable http mode as the standard
• sse was never supported from our side.

I will update the docs, so there is nothing we can do on our side.

[SamFinni]

I've managed to get it working, though on Kilo Code which is a fork of Cline. This is the config I had to use:

"github-remote": {
  "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/",
  "type": "streamable-http",
  "headers": {
    "Authorization": "Bearer <PAT>"
  }
}

If you get an error about not being licensed to use Copilot after like I did, you just need to choose "Get started" under the free plan here.

[arafatkatze]

@pahadiprogrammer To clarify you intend to use the remote MCP here

So in Cline you can go to installed MCP servers

Click on Configure MCP servers and then do

    "github-remote": {
  "url": "https://api.githubcopilot.com/mcp/",
  "type": "streamableHttp",
  "headers": {
    "Authorization": "Bearer your_github_pat_toke"
  }
},

And now you can use this MCP.

Note: Depending on your usage/requirements you can also install another Github MCP which is available right away in the marketplace and is easier to install

[tonytrg]

Thank you @SamFinni and @arafatkatze for providing the right config :)

streamableHttp should be the type.

Closing this one out, feel free to reopen if any problems persist.

[pahadiprogrammer]

@SamFinni and @arafatkatze thanks a lot. It worked.