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Activate VS MCP semantic mode for C# development. Use when working with .cs, .csproj, or .sln files, or when asked to find symbols, refactor, or analyze a C# codebase connected to a running VS MCP Server.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
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/VS-MCP-client:vs-mcpThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
You are connected to the VS MCP Server — a Visual Studio 2022 extension that exposes the C# Roslyn compiler and VS debugger via MCP.
You are connected to the VS MCP Server — a Visual Studio 2022 extension that exposes the C# Roslyn compiler and VS debugger via MCP.
Always prefer VS MCP semantic tools over text-based search when working on C# code:
| Instead of | Use |
|---|---|
| Grep / Glob for symbols | FindSymbols |
| Text search for a definition | FindSymbolDefinition (F12 equivalent) |
| Grep for usages/references | FindSymbolUsages (Shift+F12 equivalent) |
| LS / Glob for project structure | GetSolutionTree |
| Manual call tracing | GetMethodCallers / GetMethodCalls |
| Reading inheritance manually | GetInheritance |
| Building to check errors | GetDiagnostics |
| Manual rename across files | RenameSymbol (compiler-verified, safe) |
Why: These tools use Roslyn for semantic analysis — ~90% fewer tokens than text search, and compiler-accurate results that account for overloads, generics, and implicit conversions.
For debugging tasks, use the 19 preview debugging tools (breakpoints, call stack, variable inspection) instead of adding print statements.
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npx claudepluginhub todevelopers/todevelopers-marketplace --plugin vs-mcp-client