How do I modify a GitHub Copilot MCP (Model Context Protocol) input?

Question

Where does VS Code and Visual Studio store the MCP input? I gave them the wrong token and I want to change them now but cannot find it anywhere.

This is my definition:

    "mcp": {
        
        "inputs": [
            {
                "type": "promptString",
                "id": "github_token",
                "description": "GitHub Personal Access Token",
                "password": true
            }
        ],
        "servers": {
            "github": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"
                ],
                "env": {
                    "GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "${input:github_token}"
                }
            }
        }
    }

For VS Code, I use the global settings but I don't see the token anywhere in settings.json. I also searched in Windows Credential Manager but it's not there as well.

Update: Deleted the whole AppData\Roaming\Code\User for VS Code and .vs folder for VS, neither reset the token. I have to resort to renaming for now.

Josh Justice · Accepted Answer · 2025-06-11 16:17:47Z

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I was able to clear out the token by hovering over it in the VS Code editor and then clicking "Clear":

answered Jun 11 at 16:17

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Luke Vo Aug 7 at 21:23

Yep and they added the ability to do that in VS recently too.

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