VS Code MCP client
Does your MCP server work in VS Code?
Visual Studio Code's agent mode. VS Code renders MCP apps, and handles tool results its own way. Our catalog records the details below. Test your server against it with MCPJam.
npx @mcpjam/inspector@latestWhat VS Code supports
MCP apps
VS Code renders MCP apps, placing tool-result media inline.
Tool-result images
The model sees images returned via direct content, embedded resources, and linked resources. That covers every result shape we track.
Display
Runs inline by default; supports inline on desktop.
MCP extensions
Advertises io.modelcontextprotocol/ui.
Emulation model
MCPJam emulates VS Code using anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5, so tests reflect how this host actually drives your tools.
How we know
Probed: Verified by running against the client. Last reviewed 2026-07-08.
VS Code capability questions
Live support matrix for MCP sampling, per client.
Live support matrix for MCP elicitation, per client.
Live support matrix for MCP roots, per client.
The full Can I Use matrix on caniuse.dev.
How to test your MCP server against VS Code
Run npx @mcpjam/inspector@latest, connect the server config you already use, and select VS Code. MCPJam drives your server the way this host does, including its model (anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5), so you see the tool calls it actually makes instead of guessing from a bug report.
From there, Trace shows every step from prompt to response, the OAuth Debugger shows where authorization breaks, and Evals score whether the model picks the right tool across realistic requests. All of it runs locally, free and open source.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Our catalog records VS Code as rendering MCP apps, with tool-result media placed inline. (Probed, last reviewed 2026-07-08.)
The model sees images returned via direct content, embedded resources, and linked resources. That covers every result shape we track.
Run npx @mcpjam/inspector@latest, connect your server, and select VS Code. MCPJam emulates the host with anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5 so you can watch the real tool calls, trace them, and score them with evals.
It comes from MCPJam's host-compat catalog (the same data behind caniuse.dev), recorded as "probed" and last reviewed 2026-07-08. Verified by running against the client.
See how your server behaves in VS Code.
One command, your existing server config, this host's real behavior in the loop.
Open source · no credit card · ~2 min