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Expand Up @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Use these settings when configuring the server in your MCP client:
| Type | `stdio` (standard input/output transport) |
| Command | `npx` |
| Arguments | `-y` |
| Server Name | `telerik-winforms-mcp` (customizable) |
| Server Name | `telerik-winforms-assistant` (customizable) |

### License Configuration

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{
"inputs": [],
"servers": {
"telerik-winforms-mcp": {
"telerik-winforms-assistant": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@progress/telerik-winforms-mcp@latest"],
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```

2. Restart Visual Studio.
3. Enable the `telerik-winforms-mcp` tool in the [Copilot Chat window's tool selection dropdown](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/ide/mcp-servers?view=vs-2022#configuration-example-with-github-mcp-server).
3. Enable the `telerik-winforms-assistant` tool in the [Copilot Chat window's tool selection dropdown](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/ide/mcp-servers?view=vs-2022#configuration-example-with-github-mcp-server).

![WinForms AI Assistance MCP Server](images/ai-mcp-server001.png)

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1. Start your prompt with one of these triggers:
- `/telerik` / `@telerik` / `#telerik`
- `/telerikwinforms` / `@telerikwinforms` / `#telerikwinforms`
- `#telerik_winforms_mcp`
- `#telerik-winforms-assistant`

2. Verify server activation by looking for these messages:
- Visual Studio: `Running telerik-winforms-mcp`
- Visual Studio: `Running telerik-winforms-assistant`
- Visual Studio Code: `Running telerik-winforms-assistant`
- Cursor: `Calling MCP tool telerik-winforms-mcp`
- Cursor: `Calling MCP tool telerik-winforms-assistant`

3. Grant permissions when prompted (per session, workspace, or always).

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