Quick Install
Copy the config for your editor. Some servers may need additional setup — check the README.
Claude Desktop
Claude Code
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Add to claude_desktop_config.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"visual-studio-mcp-se": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"Piz330/Visual-Studio-Mcp-Server-"
]
}
}
}
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Run in terminal:
claude mcp add visual-studio-mcp-se npx -y Piz330/Visual-Studio-Mcp-Server-
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Add to .cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": {
"visual-studio-mcp-se": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"Piz330/Visual-Studio-Mcp-Server-"
]
}
}
}
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README Excerpt
VisualStudio MCP Bridge is a Visual Studio VSIX extension that exposes the current Visual Studio IDE session through a local MCP server. The server binds only to `127.0.0.1` and requires a local bearer token. - Compatible With Codex Claude code and other ai that support mcp - List running Visual Studio instances.
Tools (18)
visualstudio_active_document visualstudio_build_solution visualstudio_debug_status visualstudio_error_list visualstudio_insert_text visualstudio_instances visualstudio_open_documents visualstudio_open_file visualstudio_output_window visualstudio_project_references visualstudio_read_document visualstudio_replace_document visualstudio_replace_selection visualstudio_save_document visualstudio_solution visualstudio_solution_tree visualstudio_start_debugging visualstudio_stop_debugging