I'm always looking for ways to work more efficiently and deliver better code faster. Recently, The GitHub Copilot Agent Mode in combination with Model Context Protocol (MCP) has transformed my development workflow.
The magic starts with Customizing AI responses in VS Code. Instead of repeatedly explaining my preferences to the AI, I can now define:
Custom instructions for consistent coding practices
for consistent coding practices Custom prompts for reusable task templates
for reusable task templates Custom chat modes with specific tool configurations
This foundation allows me to create specialized AI assistants for different phases of development.
Here are my VS Code settings. I have enabled experimental features and changed some settings to allow the agent to run without my intervention.
VS Code Settings settings.json {
"github.copilot.nextEditSuggestions.enabled" : true ,
"github.copilot.enable" : {
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