MCP Server

.NET MCP Server MCP Server

Name: .NET MCP Server MCP Server
Author: io.github.jongalloway

io.github.jongalloway/dotnet-mcp

Repository Registry

What is the .NET MCP Server MCP server?

AI assistant access to .NET SDK for projects, packages, building, testing, and development tools.

How to install .NET MCP Server

Copy-paste configuration for popular MCP clients.

transport: stdio

Config generated by PluginBench — verify against the source before use.

Environment / auth

DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE
Skip .NET CLI first-time setup experience
DOTNET_NOLOGO
Suppress .NET logo and startup messages

Claude Desktop

~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dotnet-mcp": {
      "command": "dnx",
      "args": [
        "Community.Mcp.DotNet"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE": "<YOUR_DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE>",
        "DOTNET_NOLOGO": "<YOUR_DOTNET_NOLOGO>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dotnet-mcp": {
      "command": "dnx",
      "args": [
        "Community.Mcp.DotNet"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE": "<YOUR_DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE>",
        "DOTNET_NOLOGO": "<YOUR_DOTNET_NOLOGO>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Windsurf

~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "dotnet-mcp": {
      "command": "dnx",
      "args": [
        "Community.Mcp.DotNet"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE": "<YOUR_DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE>",
        "DOTNET_NOLOGO": "<YOUR_DOTNET_NOLOGO>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "dotnet-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "dnx",
      "args": [
        "Community.Mcp.DotNet"
      ],
      "env": {
        "DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE": "<YOUR_DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE>",
        "DOTNET_NOLOGO": "<YOUR_DOTNET_NOLOGO>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add dotnet-mcp --env DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE=<YOUR_DOTNET_SKIP_FIRST_TIME_EXPERIENCE> --env DOTNET_NOLOGO=<YOUR_DOTNET_NOLOGO> -- dnx Community.Mcp.DotNet