Connect GitHub Copilot in VS Code to Google Search Console

How to connect Google Search Console to GitHub Copilot

1. 1

   Sign in to GSC PAP and copy your token

   Go to gscpap.com and click "Sign in with Google." Approve the read-only access it asks for. The connect page then shows your bearer token once, so copy it now. If you lose it, create a new one at app.gscpap.com/account/tokens; your other tokens keep working.

2. 2

   Create .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace root

   Add the gsc-pap server below. The ${input:gsc_pap_token} placeholder makes VS Code ask for the token the first time the server starts and store the value securely, so the token never goes into the file. To set this up only for yourself, run MCP: Open User Configuration from the Command Palette and add the same entry there instead.

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   {
     "servers": {
       "gsc-pap": {
         "type": "http",
         "url": "https://mcp.gscpap.com/mcp",
         "headers": {
           "Authorization": "Bearer ${input:gsc_pap_token}"
         }
       }
     },
     "inputs": [
       {
         "type": "promptString",
         "id": "gsc_pap_token",
         "description": "GSC PAP bearer token (from app.gscpap.com/account/tokens)",
         "password": true
       }
     ]
   }

3. 3

   Start the server and enter your token

   In mcp.json, use the inline actions shown above the gsc-pap entry to start it, or run MCP: List Servers from the Command Palette, pick gsc-pap, and start it there. VS Code asks you to confirm that you trust the server, then prompts for the token. Paste the one from step 1.

4. 4

   Ask Copilot in Agent mode

   Open the Chat view, select Agent from the agent picker, and ask: "What sites are in my Search Console?" Copilot calls list_sites and replies with your verified properties. It may ask you to approve each tool call. The Configure Tools button in the chat input shows the gsc-pap tools and lets you turn individual tools off.

Copilot agent mode and MCP: common issues

• ·MCP: List Servers lets you start, stop or restart gsc-pap and open its output log. If the tool list looks out of date, run MCP: Reset Cached Tools.
• ·VS Code does not forward servers that use ${input:...} variables to Agent Host sessions. If gsc-pap works in a regular chat but is missing in an Agent Host session, that is the reason. The Agent Host reads its own MCP config from ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json or a workspace .mcp.json.
• ·A tool call that fails with "Missing or invalid bearer token" means the token you entered is wrong or was revoked. Create a new one at app.gscpap.com/account/tokens.
• ·Keep "type": "http" and the full URL, https://mcp.gscpap.com/mcp. VS Code requires the type field for remote servers.

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