MCP由Anthropic于2024年推出，是一个开放标准协议。它的目标在于将开发者与数据库、代码搜索引擎、部署管道等外部系统的交互整合为一个统一的体验。Visual Studio用户在使用Copilot时，可以通过配置名为.mcp.json的文件，选择合适的模型，并在聊天界面中启用相关工具，如GitHub Copilot代理，从而实现与MCP服务器的连接。

作者 | Edin Kapić译者 | 明知山2025 年 8 月，微软宣布 模型上下文协议（MCP）在 Visual Studio 中正式可用。MCP 为 Visual Studio 中的 AI 智能体与外部工具和服务的连接提供了一致的协议。公告指出，Visual Studio 现在提供了新的方法来配置和管理 MCP 服务器。MCP 是由 Anthropic 在 2024 年 推出 的开放标准协 ...

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