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Monk and GitHub Copilot both run inside VS Code, so this is the simplest setup. Copilot handles your code, Monk handles deployment and operations. The Monk MCP server is enabled automatically during setup.

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Prerequisites

Make sure you have completed the Monk setup and the MCP server step shows as running in the setup screen.

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Setup

1

Trust the Monk server

Open Copilot Chat and switch to Agent mode. VS Code will detect the Monk MCP server from .vscode/mcp.json and ask you to trust it. Approve it.
2

Enable Monk tools in Copilot

Use the Configure Tools button in the Copilot chat input and confirm that Monk tools are enabled for the session.
3

Start using Monk

Ask Copilot to use Monk for deployment, infrastructure, logs, or runtime tasks.VSCode agent communicating with Monk

Deploy your first app

Monk is connected — now deploy your project

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Troubleshooting

If Monk does not appear in Copilot, run MCP: List Servers from the command palette and confirm the workspace server is listed. If you declined trust earlier, run MCP: Reset Trust and start Monk again. Restarting VS Code after config changes can also help.

More troubleshooting

Common issues and how to fix them