Visual Studio Code + Model Context Protocol (MCP) Servers Getting Started Guide | What, Why, How

What the heck is an MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server, why do you care, how does it help you, how does it help software development, and how do you get it setup in VS Code with GitHub Copilot. Let's do it! Links: Get VS Code Insiders: https://code.visualstudio.com/insiders/ Get GitHub Copilot: http://aka.ms/copilot-free Model Context Protocol: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol MCP Servers: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers MCP C# SDK: https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/csharp-sdk What are MCPs Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0YrxLnFPzQ mcp.json sample: https://gist.github.com/digitarald/be8322cf237f584f93ea2690db682bf2 Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - What is Model Context Protocol? 02:40 - Model Context Protocol & Servers on GitHub 03:47 - Enabling MCP in VS Code 05:23 - Configuring MCP Servers in VS Code 09:35 - Real world MCP Servers with GitHub 17:53 - Using command palette with MCP 19:30 - Creating your own MCP Server & Wrap-up Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCENTmbKaTphpWV2R2evVz2A/join 👕 Buy some swag! - https://jamesmontemagno.myspreadshop.com/ ☕️ Buy me a coffee - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jamesmontemagno Follow: 👨‍💻 GitHub: https://github.com/jamesmontemagno 🦜 X: https://x.com/jamesmontemagno 📄 Website: https://www.montemagno.com 📰 Newsletter: https://newsletter.montemagno.com/ Disclaimer: This channel, videos, and streams are created in my spare time and are a product of me... James Montemagno! They are NOT officially affiliated or endorsed by Microsoft (my employer) in any way. Opinions and views are my own. What is on my hat? It is the CLE clothing logo because I am from Cleveland! Checkout their awesome CLE merch: https://cleclothingco.myshopify.com/ What is that art on my wall? It is an original piece from the French street artist Gregos of La Butte Montmartre: https://www.instagram.com/p/BceZ1oNHiQx/ My Setup: 📷 Canon M50 Mark II - https://amzn.to/3P8R7lp 💡 Nanoleaf Elements Lights - https://amzn.to/3umwJVW 🎙 Blue Spark Microphone - https://amzn.to/3qgtYkq 🎙 Blue Pop Filter - https://amzn.to/3jEWM3r 🤳 Rode Microphone Arm - https://amzn.to/2Z68AlE 🎧 Sony MDR7306 Headphones - https://amzn.to/372jxta 📲 Stream Deck - https://amzn.to/373Uk1n 🖱 MX Master 2S Mouse - https://amzn.to/3d7J2gj ⌨️ Tecware Phantom Keyboard - https://amzn.to/3aUP4y9 Using links I provide I may receive a commission if you buy something which helps support the channel. #vscode #githubcopilot #mcpserver #mcp #mcps #claude #claudecode #modelcontextprotocol #dotnet