VS Code MCP: setup and management

VS Code supports MCP servers with a management UI, configuration at user and workspace scope, and both local and remote servers. Whether a given environment supports MCP depends on the VS Code release being used.

VS Code exposes views for installing and managing MCP servers. Configuration lives in a JSON file and can be scoped per-user or per-workspace when the environment supports it.

VS Code can launch local servers and connect to remote servers. Which transports are available depends on the version of the MCP integration.