# The Complete MCP Experience: Full Specification Support in VS Code

DevFeed: [The Complete MCP Experience: Full Specification Support in VS Code](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-complete-mcp-experience-full-specification-support-in-vs-code-4020.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/06/12/full-mcp-spec-support>)

Author: Harald Kirschner

Published: 2025-06-12T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Visual Studio Code - Code Editing. Redefined.](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/visual-studio-code-code-editing-redefined.md>)

Topics: [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/model-context-protocol-mcp.md>), [vs-code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vs-code.md>), [Authorization](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authorization.md>), [OAuth](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/oauth.md>), [AI Agent](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-agent.md>), [GitHub Issues](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-issues.md>), [Playwright](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/playwright.md>)

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## AI overview

VS Code now supports the complete Model Context Protocol specification, adding authorization, prompts, resources, and sampling alongside tools and workspace awareness. The article explains how OAuth-based authorization enables secure, scalable remote MCP servers and describes prompts and resources as context-aware workflow and information primitives within VS Code.

## Source excerpt

VS Code now supports the complete Model Context Protocol specification, including authorization, prompts, resources, and sampling. Read the full article