Sip and Sync: Super-charging GitHub Copilot with Model Context Protocol (MCP), with Krystal Folkes
In this episode, Priyanka Vergadia invites Krystal Folkes back to showcase Model Context Protocol (MCP) - the new way to plug external tools into GitHub Copilot and make your AI agents truly extensible. Watch Krystal walk through enabling MCP in VS Code, wiring up a Playwright MCP server via npm, and running UI-automation commands right from the chat window. You’ll leave with a clear picture of how MCP can unify agents, back-end APIs, and developer workflows under one common “language.”
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00:00 – Intro
00:28 – Why Model Context Protocol matters for AI agents
01:30 – MCP capabilities at…
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Intro
0:28
Why Model Context Protocol matters for AI agents
1:30
MCP capabilities at a glance
2:10
Installing VS Code Insiders and enabling MCP settings
3:05
Copilot Chat agent mode explained
3:45
Adding an MCP server: Playwright via npm
5:00
Live demo – Navigating a site with Playwright commands
6:35
Running custom Playwright scripts from the chat
7:40
Imagining multi-agent travel and reservation scenarios
8:52
Top three benefits of MCP for developers
9:42
Closing thoughts and next steps
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