Can VS Code & GitHub Copilot use Google Chat?

Local Google Chat servers

How to add Google Chat to VS Code & GitHub Copilot

1. Open the Command Palette and run MCP: Add Server. Choose HTTP for a server URL or Command (stdio) for a local install command.
2. Or edit .vscode/mcp.json in your workspace: VS Code’s format puts servers under a top-level "servers" object (remote: "type": "http" + "url"; local: "type": "stdio" + "command"). Portable Copilot files (.mcp.json, ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json) use "mcpServers" instead, so don’t copy between them unchecked.
3. Sign in if the server asks, then use its tools in Copilot agent chat.

Example for Google Chat MCP (local, from the table above), in .vscode/mcp.json:

{
  "servers": {
    "google-chat": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-google-chat@1.0.0"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GOOGLE_CHAT_CLIENT_SECRET": "<value>",
        "GOOGLE_CHAT_REFRESH_TOKEN": "<value>",
        "GOOGLE_CHAT_ACCESS_TOKEN": "<value>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Menus change, so check the VS Code MCP configuration reference. Every server page has a copy-paste config for VS Code & GitHub Copilot.

Is it safe to connect Google Chat to VS Code & GitHub Copilot?

Check the publisher and trust grade first. Google Chat doesn't run an official MCP server we can verify, so every server here comes from a third party and can see whatever your account can.

Can ChatGPT or Claude connect to Google Chat?

See https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/can/chatgpt/google-chat/ and https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/can/claude/google-chat/

Does Google Chat have an official MCP server?

Not that we can verify: it isn't in the official MCP Registry as of 2026-10-27, and we haven't found a server hosted by Google Chat itself. Full list: https://canmyaiuse.pages.dev/apps/google-chat/