docs: rename copilot-instructions.md to agents.md #1915
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- Follows agents.md convention (https://agents.md) for broader AI agent support - Add MCP Inspector CLI instructions for testing stdio server - Pin inspector version to 0.7.0 for reproducibility
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Pull request overview
Renames/retitles the repository’s AI instruction document to follow the agents.md convention and adds reproducible MCP Inspector CLI examples for exercising the stdio server.
Changes:
- Updated the instruction doc title/content to “Agent Instructions” and noted the
agents.mdconvention. - Added MCP Inspector CLI usage examples (pinned to
@modelcontextprotocol/inspector@0.7.0) for listing/calling tools.
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- The MCP Inspector examples embed the GitHub Personal Access Token inside the
--configJSON passed on the command line. That encourages putting secrets into shell history and can expose them via process listing. Prefer having users setGITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKENin their environment (or use a local config file) and have the inspector/server inherit it, and update the note accordingly.
- Move AGENTS.md to repository root per agents.md spec - Add copilot-setup-steps.yml workflow for Copilot coding agent - Pre-installs: Go deps, goimports, MCP Inspector, builds server binary
Agents must disclose AI assistance in PR/issue bodies, following the pattern used by modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol.
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Summary
Renames
.github/copilot-instructions.mdtoAGENTS.md(at repo root) following the agents.md convention for broader AI agent support.Changes
AGENTS.mdat repository root per agents.md speccopilot-setup-steps.ymlworkflow for Copilot coding agent environmentCONTRIBUTING.mdwith AI Contributions sectionCopilot Setup Steps
✅ Workflow passing: https://github.com/github/github-mcp-server/actions/runs/21444663923
Pre-installs:
Testing
The MCP Inspector examples allow developers to quickly test tool functionality:
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector@0.7.0 --cli \ --config '{"mcpServers":{"github":{"command":"./github-mcp-server","args":["stdio"],"env":{"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN":"your-token"}}}}' \ --server github \ --method tools/list