Connect Profound to GitHub Copilot
Give GitHub Copilot governed access to Profound’s 61 tools through Runlayer, with identity, policy, scanning, and audit on every call.
Set up
Add Profound 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 Profound to Runlayer
Profound 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 Profound’s 61 tools through the plugin’s search and execute tools.
GitHub Copilot setup guide - 3
Sign in to Profound
Sign in the way Profound requires. Runlayer holds the credentials so they stay out of the client’s configuration.
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Use Profound from GitHub Copilot
Profound’s approved tools appear in GitHub Copilot. Every call is checked against policy and recorded.
Tools
61 Profound tools in GitHub Copilot
Runlayer policy decides which of these GitHub Copilot users can call.
Add knowledge base document
Add ONE new document (inline markdown text) to a knowledge base.
Archive project
Preview or archive (retire) a project — set it aside without deleting it.
Create agent definition
Create a draft agent definition — preview first, then apply on confirmation.
Create doc
Create a new document in the Profound platform from content you have written.
Create project task
Preview or add a task ("play") to a project.
Create prompts
Create one or more prompts in a category.
Get agent
Get details of an agent, including its input_schema.
Get agent definition
Read back an agent's full workflow graph so you can copy and edit it.
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 Profound 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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