Microsoft's AI Toolkit extension for VS Code now includes a Tool Catalog that can scaffold a Python or TypeScript MCP server with the core transport and registration plumbing already set up. In ...

An MCP Server uses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to link AI models with tools and data sources. These lightweight programs securely handle tasks like accessing files, databases, or APIs, enabling ...

Building and publishing Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers is a crucial step in allowing language models to interact seamlessly with external tools and resources. These servers act as intermediaries ...

Today’s AI coding agents are impressive. They can generate complex multi-line blocks of code, refactor according to internal style, explain their reasoning in plain English, and more. However, AI ...

Microsoft announced that Azure MCP Server capabilities are now included out-of-the-box in Visual Studio 2026, which went GA this week and rewrote the usual long form of the acronym IDE, turning it ...

AI agents are being sold as the solution for planning trips, answering business questions, and solving problems of all kinds, but getting them to work with tools and data outside their chat interfaces ...