In Visual Studio: MCP lets Copilot pull live project data to inform edits or actions. Developers can add mcp.json to their solution or use shared configurations such as .vscode/mcp.json. In VS Code: ...

To set up a default code in VS Code, first, open the Command Palette by pressing Ctrl + Shift + P. Then, search for “>Configure User Snippets” and click on it.

These surprising Visual Studio Code extensions aren't just for writing and editing code—though they'll also help you do that.