From 9e1cb49a888b2dbb4229e13914e199308d1457ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Christopher Harrison <geektrainer@github.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:20:32 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add GitHub Copilot CLI installation instructions

---
 packages/markitdown-mcp/README.md | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+)

diff --git a/packages/markitdown-mcp/README.md b/packages/markitdown-mcp/README.md
index 9e03f1057..95f7301b5 100644
--- a/packages/markitdown-mcp/README.md
+++ b/packages/markitdown-mcp/README.md
@@ -94,6 +94,48 @@ If you want to mount a directory, adjust it accordingly:
 }
 ```
 
+## Accessing from GitHub Copilot CLI
+
+Edit your `~/.copilot/mcp-config.json` to include the following JSON entry:
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "markitdown": {
+      "command": "docker",
+      "args": [
+        "run",
+        "--rm",
+        "-i",
+        "markitdown-mcp:latest"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+If you want to mount a directory, adjust it accordingly:
+
+```json
+{
+  "mcpServers": {
+    "markitdown": {
+      "command": "docker",
+      "args": [
+	"run",
+	"--rm",
+	"-i",
+	"-v",
+	"/home/user/data:/workdir",
+	"markitdown-mcp:latest"
+      ]
+    }
+  }
+}
+```
+
+For more information, see the [GitHub Copilot CLI documentation](https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/provide-context/use-mcp/extend-copilot-chat-with-mcp).
+
 ## Debugging
 
 To debug the MCP server you can use the `mcpinspector` tool.