The MSBuild Binlog MCP Server Turns Your AI Assistant into a Build Detective
Microsoft's Binlog MCP Server exposes 38 tools that let AI assistants query MSBuild binary logs directly, turning cryptic build failures and performance bottlenecks into natural-language conversations.
Foundry Local 1.1: Running AI Models on Device in Any .NET Application
Foundry Local lets you ship AI-powered .NET applications that run entirely on the user's device — no cloud, no per-token costs, no network latency. Version 1.1 adds text embeddings, live audio transcription, and broadens .NET compatibility all the way back to .NET Framework 4.6.1.
Durable Workflows in the Microsoft Agent Framework: From Prototype to Production
The Microsoft Agent Framework can define multi-agent workflows, but they vanish when the process dies. The Durable Task extension fixes that, taking your workflows from in-memory prototypes to fault-tolerant, scalable Azure Functions deployments without changing your workflow code.
GitHub Copilot Testing for .NET: AI-Powered Unit Tests That Actually Build and Run
Visual Studio 2026 ships a purpose-built @Test agent that generates, builds, runs, and self-heals C# unit tests across your entire solution. Here is how the workflow operates, what it does well, and where you still need to think for yourself.
The Visual Studio Debugger Agent: From Bug Report to Verified Fix Without Leaving the IDE
Visual Studio 18.5 ships a Debugger Agent that reads your bug report, sets breakpoints, watches runtime state as you reproduce the issue, and proposes a verified fix. Here is how the workflow operates and where it fits alongside the existing Profiler and custom agents.
Azure MCP Server 2.0: The Bridge Between Your AI Agents and Your Azure Infrastructure
Azure MCP Server 2.0 ships with self-hosted remote deployment, 276 tools across 57 Azure services, and enterprise-grade authentication. Here is what .NET developers need to know to wire AI agents into their cloud infrastructure.
SQL MCP Server: Microsoft's Answer to the NL2SQL Problem
Microsoft's SQL MCP Server gives AI agents deterministic, RBAC-secured access to SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Cosmos DB, and MySQL without generating a single line of raw SQL. Here is how it works and why it deliberately avoids NL2SQL.
Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0: Building AI Agents in .NET Without the Guesswork
Microsoft Agent Framework 1.0 merges Semantic Kernel and AutoGen into a single, production-ready SDK for building AI agents in .NET. Here is what the unified model looks like, how tools and middleware work, and where workflows fit in.
Visual Studio 2026: The AI-Native IDE That Actually Earned the Title
Visual Studio 2026 shipped on March 31 with AI agents for profiling and debugging, Razor cohosting inside Roslyn, decoupled toolchains, and over 5,000 bug fixes. Here is what matters for .NET developers.
Vector Search in EF Core: From Exact Distance to Hybrid Search with SQL Server 2025
EF Core now supports native vector search against SQL Server 2025, from exact VECTOR_DISTANCE queries to approximate DiskANN-indexed VECTOR_SEARCH and hybrid search combining semantic and full-text results.
The GitHub Copilot SDK for .NET: Embedding Agentic AI Into Your Own Applications
The GitHub Copilot SDK hit public preview this week, giving .NET developers programmatic access to the same agent runtime behind Copilot CLI. Here's how to wire it up with custom tools, streaming, and BYOK support.
Microsoft.Extensions.AI: The Unified AI Abstraction Layer for .NET
Microsoft.Extensions.AI provides IChatClient, IEmbeddingGenerator, and VectorStoreCollection abstractions that decouple your .NET code from specific AI providers, with a middleware pipeline for caching, telemetry, and function calling.
The modernize-dotnet Agent: AI-Powered .NET Upgrades Across Every IDE
Microsoft's modernize-dotnet Copilot agent brings structured, AI-driven .NET upgrades to Visual Studio, VS Code, the CLI, and GitHub.com -- turning what used to be a week-long migration into a reviewable, three-stage workflow.
Custom Copilot Agents in Visual Studio 2026: Building Team-Specific AI Workflows
Visual Studio 2026 v18.4 introduces custom agents defined as .agent.md files in your repository, letting teams build AI workflows with workspace awareness, MCP connections, and access to IDE tooling like the new find_symbol tool.
The MCP C# SDK Hits v1.0: Building AI Tool Servers in .NET
The official Model Context Protocol C# SDK has reached v1.0 with authorization, icon metadata, elicitation, and task support. Here is how to build production MCP servers that expose your .NET services to AI agents.
878 Pull Requests Later: What the .NET Team Learned from Copilot Coding Agent
The .NET team ran GitHub's Copilot Coding Agent against dotnet/runtime for ten months. The data tells a nuanced story about where AI excels, where it struggles, and what your team needs to get right before adopting it.
The NuGet MCP Server: AI-Powered Package Management in Your IDE
The NuGet MCP Server brings AI-driven package management to Visual Studio, VS Code, and GitHub Copilot agents — letting you fix vulnerabilities, update dependencies, and query package info through natural language.
.NET Agent Skills: Teaching Your Coding Agent to Think in C#
Microsoft's dotnet/skills repository gives AI coding agents specialised .NET knowledge through the open Agent Skills standard. Here's how the system works, what's available, and how to set it up in your editor.