Dedicated mcp.json for MCP servers and registry/store feature in VS Code user settings

[JeetMajumdar2003]

Current Problem

• Adding MCP servers to the VS Code user settings.json file makes it cluttered and hard to manage. (This issue is specific to user settings, not workspace-level .vscode/mcp.json.)

Proposed Solution

• Allow configuration of MCP servers at the user settings level using a dedicated mcp.json file (e.g., C:\Users\XXX\AppData\Roaming\Code\User\mcp.json).
• This would separate MCP configuration from general user settings, improving organization and maintainability.

Additional Feature Request

• Introduce an "MCP registry/store" feature in VS Code for easier discovery, sharing, and management of MCP servers.
• Support managing more than 128 tools.

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[iwangbowen]

Adding MVP servers in settings make the file messy

[sandy081]

/duplicate

[vs-code-engineering]

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