<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Integrating GitHub with Visual Studio Code (VS Code) using Docker's MCP server introduces a secure, modular way to work with GitHub APIs inside the editor.</li><li>The tutorial covers setting up a Docker-based GitHub MCP server, generating a GitHub Personal Access Token, installing Docker, enabling the GitHub MCP Server in Docker MCP Toolkit, connecting a client, and using GitHub commands in VS Code.</li><li>Behind the scenes, when a GitHub command is triggered in VS Code, the MCP client connects to a Docker containerized server instance using the mcp/github-mcp-server image and securely injects the GitHub Personal Access Token into the container at runtime.</li><li>The article provides troubleshooting tips, security recommendations, and concludes by highlighting the benefits of using Docker MCP for secure GitHub integration in developers' workflows.</li></ul>

GitHub Integration in VS Code Using Docker MCP: A Step-by-Step Tutorial

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