Update Learning Hub for recent Copilot CLI/app changes

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description: 'Learn how Model Context Protocol servers extend GitHub Copilot with access to external tools, databases, and APIs.'
authors:
- GitHub Copilot Learning Hub Team
lastUpdated: 2026-07-13
lastUpdated: 2026-08-30
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- mcp
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> **Tip**: If your MCP server uses OAuth with Dynamic Client Registration but hosts its authorization metadata at a non-standard URL (as some enterprise servers like Atlassian Rovo do), Copilot CLI handles this automatically.
> **Windows Entra ID broker sign-in** *(v1.0.81+)*: On Windows, remote MCP servers protected by Microsoft Entra ID can now sign in through the OS authentication broker (WAM), usually with no prompt at all. Other platforms, the `--device-code` flag, and machines without the broker library continue to use the existing browser-based flow.
> **MCP spec support** *(v1.0.81+)*: Copilot CLI, the SDK, IDE integrations, and in-memory clients now support the **MCP 2026-07-28** specification revision, keeping pace with the latest protocol capabilities.
## How Agents Use MCP Tools
When an agent declares an MCP server in its `tools` array, Copilot can invoke that server's capabilities during conversation: