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Add MCP configuration for GitHub and Microsoft Docs servers
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18 changes: 18 additions & 0 deletions .devcontainer/devcontainer.json
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"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/github-cli:1": {
"installDirectlyFromGitHubRelease": true,
"version": "latest"
},
"ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/node:1": {
"version": "lts"
}
},
"mcp": {
"servers": {
"github": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-github"],
"env": {
"GITHUB_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN": "${containerEnv:GITHUB_TOKEN}"
}
},
"microsoft-docs": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-microsoft-docs"]
}
}
},
"postCreateCommand": "git config --global --add safe.directory ${containerWorkspaceFolder}"
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13 changes: 12 additions & 1 deletion README.md
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- **Nullable Reference Types** - Enhanced null safety
- **Implicit Usings** - Cleaner code with reduced boilerplate
- **Embedded Debug Symbols** - Better debugging experience
- **Dev Container Support** - Consistent development environment
- **Dev Container Support** - Consistent development environment with MCP configuration

## 📋 Prerequisites

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Specifies .NET SDK version with `latestFeature` roll-forward policy.

### Dev Container MCP Configuration

The dev container includes MCP (Model Context Protocol) server configurations for enhanced AI assistant capabilities:

- **GitHub MCP Server**: Provides access to GitHub repositories, issues, pull requests, and other GitHub resources
- **Microsoft Learn Docs MCP Server**: Enables access to Microsoft documentation and learning resources

These servers are automatically configured when the dev container starts and require:
- Node.js (included via dev container features)
- GitHub token (set `GITHUB_TOKEN` environment variable for GitHub MCP server)

## 📝 Development

### Adding New Projects
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