wehub-resource-sync
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74 lines
2.1 KiB
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# Running the sample
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Here we assume you already have a working server code. Please locate a server from one of the earlier chapters.
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## Set up mcp.json
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Here's a file you use for reference, [mcp.json](./mcp.json).
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Change the server entry as needed to point out the absolute path to your server including the needed full command to run.
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In the example file referred above the server entry looks like so:
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<details>
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<summary>node.js</summary>
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```json
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"hello-mcp": {
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"command": "node",
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"args": [
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"build/index.js"
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]
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}
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```
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</details>
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<details>
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<summary>.NET</summary>
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You might have to enter the GitHub repository root, which can be fetched from the command, `git rev-parse --show-toplevel`.
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```jsonc
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{
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"inputs": [
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{
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"type": "promptString",
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"id": "repository-root",
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"description": "The absolute path to the repository root"
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}
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],
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"servers": {
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"calculator-mcp-dotnet": {
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"type": "stdio",
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"command": "dotnet",
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"args": [
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"run",
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"--project",
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"${input:repository-root}/03-GettingStarted/02-client/solution/server/server.csproj"
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]
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}
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}
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}
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```
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</details>
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This corresponds to running a command like so: `node build/index.js`.
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- Change this server entry to fit where your server file is located or to what's needed to startup your server depending on your chosen runtime and server location.
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## Consume the features in the server
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- Click the `play` icon, once you've added *mcp.json* to *./vscode* folder,
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Observe the tooling icon change to increase the number of available tools. Tooling icon is located right above the chat field in GitHub Copilot.
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## Run a tool
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- Type a prompt in your chat window that matches the description of your tool. For example to trigger the tool `add` type something like "add 3 to 20".
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You should see a tool being presented above the chat text box indicating for you to select to run the tool like in this visual:
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Selecting the tool should produce a numeric result saying "23" if your prompt was like we mentioned previously.
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