Connect Collate to GitHub Copilot
Give GitHub Copilot governed access to Collate’s 19 tools through Runlayer, with identity, policy, scanning, and audit on every call.
Set up
Add Collate to GitHub Copilot in four steps
Admins approve the server once. Everyone in GitHub Copilot then gets it through the same governed connection.
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Add Collate to Runlayer
Collate isn’t in the Runlayer catalog yet, so an admin adds it by its MCP server URL.
Adding a connector manually - 2
Connect GitHub Copilot to Runlayer
GitHub Copilot gets connector tools through the Runlayer Plugin, and reaches Collate’s 19 tools through the plugin’s search and execute tools.
GitHub Copilot setup guide - 3
Sign in to Collate
Sign in the way Collate requires. Runlayer holds the credentials so they stay out of the client’s configuration.
- 4
Use Collate from GitHub Copilot
Collate’s approved tools appear in GitHub Copilot. Every call is checked against policy and recorded.
Tools
19 Collate tools in GitHub Copilot
Runlayer policy decides which of these GitHub Copilot users can call.
Create article
Creates a Knowledge Center Article page in Collate.
Create classification
Creates a new Classification in OpenMetadata.
Create data product
Creates a new Data Product in OpenMetadata.
Create domain
Creates a new Domain in OpenMetadata.
Create glossary
Creates a new Glossary.
Create glossary term
Creates a new Glossary Term.
Create lineage
Can be used to create lineage between two assets.
Create metric
Creates a new Metric entity in OpenMetadata.
Control
What Runlayer can see and stop in GitHub Copilot
Some controls apply to every client at the gateway. Others depend on what GitHub Copilot exposes to Runlayer.
Gateway policy (available)
Every Collate call from GitHub Copilot passes through Runlayer, where your policies can allow, alert, mask, or block it.
Audit trail (available)
Each call is recorded with the user, GitHub Copilot as the client, the tool, and the policy and scanner decisions.
Native enforcement adapter (not available)
Runlayer has no device-side adapter for GitHub Copilot yet, so control happens at the gateway.
Frequently asked questions
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