VS Code Setup

Connect Context Repo to VS Code and access your prompts, documents, and collections directly from GitHub Copilot Chat. Setup takes about two minutes.

{
  "servers": {
    "context-repo": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "context-repo-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "CONTEXTREPO_API_KEY": "cr_your_api_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

List my prompts

What you can do

With Context Repo connected, you can ask your AI assistant to:

• List and search your prompts, documents, and collections
• Create new content directly from the conversation
• Use prompt templates with variables filled in contextually
• Search your knowledge base using semantic or keyword queries
• Explore documents chunk by chunk with Deep Search
• Manage versions — view history and restore previous versions

See the MCP Tools Reference for all 26 available tools.

Troubleshooting

Server not starting

Make sure you have Node.js 18 or later installed. Run node --version in your terminal to check. The npx command needs a working Node.js installation to download and run the MCP server package.

node --version
# Should print v18.x.x or higher

Tools don't appear in Copilot Chat

Run MCP: List Servers from the Command Palette. Context Repo should appear in the list. If the server shows an error status, check the output panel (MCP channel) for details. You may need to click Start to initialize the server.

Authentication errors

Double-check that your API key is correct and hasn't been revoked. You can generate a new key from Dashboard > Settings > API Keys. Make sure there are no extra spaces or line breaks in the CONTEXTREPO_API_KEY value.

Using the global config instead of workspace

If you'd rather configure Context Repo for all your projects, run MCP: Open User Configuration from the Command Palette and add the same server config there. The global config applies across all workspaces.