Link2VS Skill - AI Agent to Visual Studio Bridge

Connect AI Agents (Claude, Cursor, Cline) and VS 2026 MCP Manager to Visual Studio 2026/2022 via MCP Protocol.

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Installation (Single Method)

NuGet Package (Recommended)

dotnet tool install -g UniversalVSMCP

Verify installation:

universal-vsmcp --help

NuGet: https://www.nuget.org/packages/UniversalVSMCP/

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Features

• 30 MCP Tools for comprehensive VS automation
• Dual Transport: stdio (for AI Agents) + HTTP/SSE (for VS 2026)
• Native .NET runtime (no Python/Node.js dependencies)
• Built-in diagnostics for troubleshooting
• Localhost support for development
• Bilingual documentation (English + Chinese)

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VS 2026 Configuration (HTTP/SSE - Recommended)

Method A: URL Configuration (VS 2026 MCP Manager only supports URL)

1. Open command line, start HTTP server:

universal-vsmcp --http 5000

2. In VS 2026, open Tools → Options → Environment → Extensions → MCP Servers
3. Click Add
4. Fill in:
   • Name: Universal VS MCP
   • URL: http://localhost:5000/sse
   • Transport: sse

Method B: Direct JSON (if editing settings JSON)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "universal-vsmcp": {
      "name": "Universal VS MCP",
      "url": "http://localhost:5000/sse",
      "transport": "sse"
    }
  }
}

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Claude Desktop / Cursor

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "vsmcp": {
      "command": "dotnet",
      "args": ["tool", "run", "--global", "universal-vsmcp", "--", "--stdio"],
      "env": {
        "VS_AUTO_DETECT": "true"
      }
    }
  }
}

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Diagnostic Tools

The server includes built-in diagnostic tools:

Tool	Purpose
health_check	Verify server is running and VS connection
get_server_info	Get server capabilities and tool list
get_diagnostic_logs	Get recent log entries

Troubleshooting

# Check installation
dotnet tool list -g

# Run with logging
universal-vsmcp --stdio --log-file uv.log

# Verify VS is running
# health_check tool will show connection status

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Repository

• Link2VS.skill: https://github.com/StarsailsClover/Link2VS.skill
• Server (UVM): https://github.com/StarsailsClover/UniversalVSMCP
• NuGet: https://www.nuget.org/packages/UniversalVSMCP/

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Documentation

• README.md - English documentation
• README.zh.md - Chinese documentation

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License

MIT © StarsailsClover