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Clarify access control details for connecting to the remote MCP server in documentation
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## Connect to your remote MCP server
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Your MCP server is now running in Azure. When you access the tools, you need to include a system key in your request. After you get this key, you can connect GitHub Copilot to your remote server.
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Your MCP server is now running in Azure. When you access the tools, you need to include a system key in your request. This key provides a degree of access control for clients accessing your remote MCP server. After you get this key, you can connect GitHub Copilot to your remote server.
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1. Run this script that uses `azd` and the Azure CLI to print out both the MCP server URL and the system key (`mcp_extension`) required to access the tools:
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1. In Visual Studio Code, press <kbd>F1</kbd> to open the command palette, search for and run the command `MCP: Open Workspace Folder MCP Configuraton`, which opens the `mcp.json` configuration file.
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1. In the `mcp.json` configuration, find the named MCP server you added earlier, change the `url` value to your remote MCP server URL, and add a `headers.x-functions-key` element with the MCP server key, as in this example:
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1. In the `mcp.json` configuration, find the named MCP server you added earlier, change the `url` value to your remote MCP server URL, and add a `headers.x-functions-key` element, which contains your copied MCP server access key, as in this example:
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```json
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