An MCP server built into the Netdata agent: metrics, logs, alerts and live process, service and container data for an AI assistant
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.
MicrosoftAgent website (opens in a new tab)
Download VS Code
Links checked
- Windowsvisualstudio.com (opens in a new tab)
- macOSvisualstudio.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linuxvisualstudio.com (opens in a new tab)
- Web appvscode.dev (opens in a new tab)
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 vscodeExample 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
All 325Local context compression for agents: tool outputs, logs, files and RAG chunks shrink before reaching the LLM. Proxy, CLI, library and MCP
The Chrome DevTools team's official MCP server: the agent drives a live Chrome, reads network and console, and records performance traces
Microsoft's official MCP server for driving a browser with Playwright through the accessibility tree, no screenshots needed
GitHub's official MCP server: code, issues, pull requests, Actions and security alerts straight from the agent
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
CLI tools
All 29OpenAI's coding agent that runs locally in your terminal, with IDE and desktop versions
Open-source coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, the terminal and desktop, with any model and MCP support
An open-source terminal coding agent from the Qwen team that works with Qwen, OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini and local models
An open-source coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains and the terminal with hundreds of models to choose from
Static code analysis with rules that look like source code, plus a built-in MCP server for AI agents
An AI assistant for Kubernetes that turns plain-language requests into kubectl operations and doubles as an MCP server
Plugins
All 22Official skills and agents from the .NET team: performance, MSBuild, NuGet, upgrades, testing, ASP.NET Core, Blazor and MAUI
Cloudflare's official agent skills: Workers, Durable Objects, wrangler, Pages, storage and an MCP server
The official Tencent CloudBase kit for coding agents: a plugin installs the stack, skills set the rules, MCP runs the backend
Zapier's official MCP plugin: the agent gets actions across thousands of apps through your Zapier account
A plugin that builds a knowledge graph of a codebase or wiki and opens an interactive dashboard with search, tours and diff impact
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
Skills
All 17Official shadcn/ui skill and MCP server: the agent searches registries, adds components via the CLI and follows the library's rules
A frontend design skill with 23 commands, live browser iteration and 61 detector rules for common AI-generated UI tells
166 skills for scientific work: bioinformatics, cheminformatics, clinical data, geospatial analysis and 100+ databases
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
Microsoft Agent Skills
Agent Skills
Official Microsoft skills that ground coding agents in Azure SDKs and Foundry for Python, .NET, TypeScript, Java and Rust
Official WordPress skill set for AI assistants: blocks, themes, plugins, REST API, WP-CLI and performance
Workflows
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
Prompts
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
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.