Built-in support for MCP Apps (nee MCP-UI) · Issue #260218 · microsoft/vscode · GitHub Skip to content Navigation Menu Sign in Appearance settings * Platform * AI CODE CREATION * GitHub Copilot Write better code with AI * GitHub Copilot app Direct agents from issue to merge * MCP Registry Integrate external tools * DEVELOPER WORKFLOWS * Actions Automate any workflow * Codespaces Instant dev environments * Issues Plan and track work * Code Review Manage code changes * Code Quality Enforce quality at merge * APPLICATION SECURITY * GitHub Advanced Security Find and fix vulnerabilities * Code security Secure your code as you build * Secret protection Stop leaks before they start * EXPLORE * Why GitHub * Documentation * Blog * Changelog * Marketplace View all features * Solutions * BY COMPANY SIZE * Enterprises * Small and medium teams * Startups * Nonprofits * BY USE CASE * App Modernization * DevSecOps * DevOps * CI/CD * View all use cases * BY INDUSTRY * Healthcare * Financial services * Manufacturing * Government * View all industries View all solutions * Resources * EXPLORE BY TOPIC * AI * Software Development * DevOps * Security * View all topics * EXPLORE BY TYPE * Customer stories * Events & webinars * Ebooks & reports * Business insights * GitHub Skills * SUPPORT & SERVICES * Documentation * Customer support * Community forum * Trust center * Partners View all resources * Open Source * COMMUNITY * GitHub Sponsors Fund open source developers * PROGRAMS * Security Lab * Maintainer Community * GitHub Stars * Archive Program * REPOSITORIES * Topics * Trending * Collections * Enterprise * ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS * Enterprise platform AI-powered developer platform * AVAILABLE ADD-ONS * GitHub Advanced Security Enterprise-grade security features * Copilot for Business Enterprise-grade AI features * Premium Support Enterprise-grade 24/7 support * Pricing Search / Sign in Sign up Appearance settings You signed in with another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session. You signed out in another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session. You switched accounts on another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session. Dismiss alert Uh oh! There was an error while loading. Please reload this page . microsoft / vscode Public * Notifications You must be signed in to change notification settings * Fork 42.1k * Star 192k * Code * Issues 5k+ * Pull requests 2.6k * Actions * Projects * Wiki * Security and quality 54 * Insights Additional navigation options * Code * Issues * Pull requests * Actions * Projects * Wiki * Security and quality * Insights Built-in support for MCP Apps (nee MCP-UI)   #260218 New issue Copy link New issue Copy link Closed #285864 Closed Built-in support for MCP Apps (nee MCP-UI) #260218 #285864 Copy link Assignees Labels chat-mcp chat-tools feature-request Request for new features or functionality Request for new features or functionality insiders-released Patch has been released in VS Code Insiders Patch has been released in VS Code Insiders on-testplan Milestone January 2026 Description Connor Peet ( connor4312 ) opened on Aug 6, 2025 Issue body actions MCP-UI is gaining adoption. We have proposed API for extension-contributed tool rendering , and we should consider including a built-in extension that would render MCP UI like we do for notebook rendering scenarios. * Spec https://mcpui.dev/guide/embeddable-ui * Repo https://github.com/idosal/mcp-ui I still need to dive more into the spec to see feasibilty/challenges of this in our application. cc Harald Kirschner (@digitarald) Matt Bierner (@mjbvz) Reactions are currently unavailable Activity Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment Metadata Metadata Assignees * Connor Peet ( connor4312 ) * Harald Kirschner ( digitarald ) Labels chat-mcp chat-tools feature-request Request for new features or functionality Request for new features or functionality insiders-released Patch has been released in VS Code Insiders Patch has been released in VS Code Insiders on-testplan Type No type Projects No projects Milestone * January 2026 Relationships None yet Development No branches or pull requests Issue actions * Open in GitHub Copilot app Footer (c) 2026 GitHub, Inc. Footer navigation * Terms * Privacy * Security * Status * Community * Docs * Contact * Manage cookies * Do not share my personal information You can’t perform that action at this time.