Microsoft announced two related updates for Visual Studio: support for bringing your own model (BYOM) to Copilot Chat and general availability of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) client in the IDE.

In the June 2025 update (v1.102), Microsoft Visual Studio Code puts GitHub Copilot front and center, with improvements spanning Copilot Chat, inline code completions, and editing workflows. These ...

However, approach with caution: MCP servers are increasingly becoming a new way to hijack systems or launch cyberattacks, research shows. Microsoft has added Model Context Protocol (MCP) support to ...

Visual Studio now fully supports MCP servers, enabling developers to quickly connect their AI agents to external tools, services, and data sources. If you're a developer who has built AI workflows, ...

The Tavily MCP Server seamlessly connects AI with external tools and data sources through the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It enables real-time web searches using “tavily-search” and facilitates ...