Introduction to Model Context Protocol (MCP) Servers | DEM517

What is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server? Why should you consider building one? Why should you consider using them? Join us for this quick session on all things MCP where we will build our very first server in VS Code, test it in VS Code, and even deploy it so others can use it! 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀: * Katie Savage * James Montemagno * Den Dlimarsky 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: This is one of many sessions from the Microsoft Build 2025 event. View even more sessions on-demand and learn about Microsoft Build at https://build.microsoft.com DEM517 | English (US) | Developer Tools & .NET #MSBuild Chapters: 0:00 - Introduction to Model Context Protocol Discussion 00:01:47 - Fundamental Components of MCP 00:03:21 - Flexibility and Accessibility of MCP 00:05:38 - Demonstration Preview 00:06:19 - Explanation of MCP Json File 00:08:47 - Listing and Analyzing Data 00:09:32 - Understanding COBOL Representation 00:11:35 - Automating Issue Creations Based on Application Context 00:13:08 - Achieving Pixel Perfect Design