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: code.visualstudio.com/insiders/
Get GitHub Copilot: aka.ms/copilot-free
Model Context Protocol: github.com/modelcontextprotocol
MCP Servers: github.com/modelcontextprotocol/servers
MCP C# SDK: github.com/modelcontextprotocol/csharp-sdk
What are MCPs Video:    • How MCPs Make Agents Smarter (for non...  
mcp.json sample: gist.github.com/digitarald/be8322cf237f584f93ea269…

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

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