Skills and MCP servers for VS Code

Microsoft's editor with AI features and an agent mode: connects MCP servers and extensions for working with code.

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Official sources only: the developer site and app stores. No mirrors or third-party builds.

How to connect to VS Code

What the agent reads

  • MCP

Where skills go

For all projects
~/.copilot/skills/
For all projects
~/.agents/skills/
In the project folder
.github/skills/
In the project folder
.agents/skills/

Install with one command

npx skillfoxx add mcp/netdata-mcp --agent vscode

Example for “Netdata MCP”. Any entry installs the same way, by its catalog address. The CLI checks the recipe signature and writes the VS Code settings itself.

MCP servers

325 entriesAll 325

An MCP server built into the Netdata agent: metrics, logs, alerts and live process, service and container data for an AI assistant

Extended access81.2KRepository stars
Official

Local context compression for agents: tool outputs, logs, files and RAG chunks shrink before reaching the LLM. Proxy, CLI, library and MCP

Broad access78.2KRepository stars
Official

The Chrome DevTools team's official MCP server: the agent drives a live Chrome, reads network and console, and records performance traces

Extended access54.4KRepository stars
Official

Microsoft's official MCP server for driving a browser with Playwright through the accessibility tree, no screenshots needed

Extended access38.8KRepository stars

GitHub's official MCP server: code, issues, pull requests, Actions and security alerts straight from the agent

Broad access34.1KRepository stars

Blender MCP

MCP for Blender

An MCP server and Blender addon: the agent creates and edits objects, materials and scenes, pulls assets and runs Python in Blender

Broad access32.6KRepository stars

CLI tools

29 entriesAll 29
Needs a VPN

OpenAI's coding agent that runs locally in your terminal, with IDE and desktop versions

Broad access131.4KRepository stars

Open-source coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, the terminal and desktop, with any model and MCP support

Broad access71KRepository stars

An open-source terminal coding agent from the Qwen team that works with Qwen, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini and local models

Broad access28.8KRepository stars

An open-source coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains and the terminal with hundreds of models to choose from

Broad access27.8KRepository stars
Official

Static code analysis with rules that look like source code, plus a built-in MCP server for AI agents

Extended access17.3KRepository stars
Official

An AI assistant for Kubernetes that turns plain-language requests into kubectl operations and doubles as an MCP server

Broad access7.6KRepository stars

Plugins

22 entriesAll 22

Official skills and agents from the .NET team: performance, MSBuild, NuGet, upgrades, testing, ASP.NET Core, Blazor and MAUI

Extended access5.8KRepository stars

Cloudflare's official agent skills: Workers, Durable Objects, wrangler, Pages, storage and an MCP server

Extended access3.2KRepository stars
Official

The official Tencent CloudBase kit for coding agents: a plugin installs the stack, skills set the rules, MCP runs the backend

Broad access1.2KRepository stars
Official

Zapier's official MCP plugin: the agent gets actions across thousands of apps through your Zapier account

Broad access450Repository stars

A plugin that builds a knowledge graph of a codebase or wiki and opens an interactive dashboard with search, tours and diff impact

Broad access88.8KRepository stars

Next AI Draw.io is an MCP server and plugin where the agent draws draw.io diagrams on a live browser canvas that you can edit by hand

Extended access36.5KRepository stars

Skills

17 entriesAll 17

Official shadcn/ui skill and MCP server: the agent searches registries, adds components via the CLI and follows the library's rules

Extended access126.9KRepository stars

A frontend design skill with 23 commands, live browser iteration and 61 detector rules for common AI-generated UI tells

Broad access94.1KRepository stars18Installs in 30 days

166 skills for scientific work: bioinformatics, cheminformatics, clinical data, geospatial analysis and 100+ databases

Extended access55.1KRepository stars

A separate browser for agents with a skill and MCP: Claude Code and Codex work in your logged-in accounts, and every session is recorded for replay

Broad access14.2KRepository stars

Official Microsoft skills that ground coding agents in Azure SDKs and Foundry for Python, .NET, TypeScript, Java and Rust

Extended access3.2KRepository stars

Official WordPress skill set for AI assistants: blocks, themes, plugins, REST API, WP-CLI and performance

Extended access2.3KRepository stars

Workflows

1 entry

A visual workflow builder for agents: draw a flow on a canvas and export it as skills and commands for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and others

Extended access5.4KRepository stars

Prompts

1 entry

Over 1,400 popular prompts for NanoBanana and GPT Image from X posts ranked by likes, plus a system prompt that turns a short idea into a detailed one

Minimal access746Repository stars

In short

VS Code can be extended with MCP servers, CLI coding agents, and official plugin skills from the catalog. MCP servers like GitHub MCP, Playwright MCP, and Chrome DevTools MCP provide live data and control for code, browsers, and performance. CLI tools such as Cline, Kilo Code, and Codex CLI offer coding assistance with multiple model support. Plugins and skills cover official frameworks and platforms including .NET, Cloudflare, Tencent CloudBase, and WordPress.

FAQ

how do i connect an MCP server to VS Code?

Use MCP servers like GitHub MCP or Playwright MCP that integrate with VS Code agents; they run as backend services accessible from the VS Code AI agent.

which coding agent should i choose for vs code?

Choose from CLI agents like Cline, Kilo Code, or Codex CLI, all supporting VS Code and multiple AI models.

are there official plugins for microsoft technologies in vs code?

Yes, the .NET Agent Skills plugin provides official skills for performance, MSBuild, NuGet, testing, ASP.NET Core, Blazor and MAUI.