VSCode + Copilot + Neo4j MCP

Guide on setting up and using Neo4j's MCP server with Github Copilot in Visual Studio (VS) Code Insiders edition. In general there are 4 methods to add an MCP server to VSCode: 1. By project to a workspace 2. Globally via User Settings 3. Via CLI command 4. Auto Discovery Auto discovery can find and directly use MCP servers already configured for other tools such as Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf. Note the general build of VSCode (v1.99.3) doesn't yet properly run the current Neo4j MCP Cypher server. Links: Download VS Code Insiders: https://code.visualstudio.com/insiders/ Official VS Code docs on MCP intergration: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/chat/mcp-servers Agent mode docs in VS Code: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/chat/chat-agent-mode Adding custom Github Copilot instructions: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/customizing-copilot/adding-repository-custom-instructions-for-github-copilot Neo4j's MCP server repo: https://github.com/neo4j-contrib/mcp-neo4j Attributions: Background music by Restum Anoush Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:10 Requirements 01:01 Four ways to add MCP servers 01:38 Add to a single Workspace 04:12 Add to all Workspaces via User Settings 05:48 Add via CLI 07:56 Add via Auto Discovery 09:18 Coding with the Neo4j MCP Server 11:39 Wrap up