Home Archive MCP servers, .NET 11 Preview 2, and Copilot CLI – .NET News Daily Issue #413 (Mar 17, 2026)

Editor's note

I put together a pretty varied mix this time: AI plumbing, platform previews, architecture hygiene, and a few practical productivity pieces. The MCP server article and the new C# SDK release stand out for teams building AI-enabled services, while the architecture tests piece is a solid reminder that maintainability still matters. I also liked the .NET 11 Preview 2 and VS Code AI posts because they show where the platform and tooling are headed.

MCP servers, .NET 11 Preview 2, and Copilot CLI

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Building a Remote MCP Server with .NET 10 and Prompts

https://logcorner.com/building-a-remote-mcp-server-with-net-10-and-prompts/

Model Context Protocol (MCP) gives AI clients a standard way to discover and call server capabilities. Most examples focus on tools first, but this project demonstrates an equally important direction:...

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dotNetDave Says… Clear Naming Standards Create Clearer Code and Clearer Code Leads to Better Software

https://dotnettips.wordpress.com/2026/03/11/dotnetdave-says-clear-naming-standards-create-clearer-code-and-clearer-code-leads-to-better-software/

Clear naming standards in software development significantly enhance code readability, maintainability, and overall quality. Consistent naming reduces cognitive load, facilitates collaboration, and lo...

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.NET MAUI Community Standup: .NET MAUI DemoFest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY74XPjLw0U

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How to start a new .NET project in 2026

https://csharpdigest.net/newsletters/2213-how-to-start-a-new-net-project-in-2026

with Aspire, OpenTelemetry and Github Actions to build maintainable software faster

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5 Architecture Tests You Should Add to Your .NET Projects

https://www.milanjovanovic.tech/blog/5-architecture-tests-you-should-add-to-your-dotnet-projects

Learn about five essential architecture tests that can help ensure the quality and maintainability of your .NET projects.

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.NET 11 Preview 2 is now available!

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/dotnet-11-preview-2/

Find out about the new features in .NET 11 Preview 2 across the .NET runtime, SDK, libraries, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, C#, .NET MAUI, and more! The post .NET 11 Preview 2 is now available! appeared firs...

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Visual Studio Code 1.111

https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_111

To try this feature, enable the chat.useCustomAgentHooks Open in VS Code Open in VS Code Insiders setting. Setting : chat.autopilot.enabled Open in VS Code Open in VS Code Insiders

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MCP C# SDK 1.0 arrives with improved authorization server discovery

https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiuwFBVV95cUxQcVcyMjJKT1dHblJQQ29uQ1VvVDNDckVmTkVRR1JZbV9aVUlmcEpxbnN6ejhqUG1tUjZDUlpubVVucktWSldQX2IyelNQQUJpcjlmT3RSbmhROFFQZHVob1QzMFRGZmNCellmS2VfZk9SQl84emViX3JqYmpDMm92STdCVV9KUkQtOEJkbkVCTXhLOEFKd0NYTURNVm1aalQ2OTk2dTU3WGtRLXhDYmcySzdxYklGMF8xWTZz?oc=5

MCP C# SDK 1.0 arrives with improved authorization server discovery

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How VS Code Builds with AI

https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2026/03/13/how-VS-Code-Builds-with-AI

We built agent-powered pipelines for issue triage, commit summarization, release notes, code review, all of it using Copilot CLI, the Copilot SDK, and GitHub Actions. To kick off Agent Sessions Day, I...

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Decoupling Service Access in .NET: How the Provider Pattern Keeps Your Code Flexible

https://medium.com/@EdwardCurtin/decoupling-service-access-in-net-how-the-provider-pattern-keeps-your-code-flexible-c9ccdc6b8bf6?source=rss------dotnet-5

The Provider Pattern in .NET is a Creational / Service Abstraction pattern that separates the logic for creating or providing an object…

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Modernize VB.NET applications to .NET 10 with AWS Transform

https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimwFBVV95cUxNTmlLelpGWFQtZ1J5eHhZN281VjIxMWZra1dQVlpMS25LSWRtMEhqaVA5ZFhPNHVSd3FLZ2RwZHVaVURNOFhoRTQtdlRkMEFHVHVVZUFUX2xzMXFyRVQ0YkJyVVp5cEw3Zk5wU1luZU5nQmJhMDlIelg0TnNOMzVzcjBMcFQzSldkNlFmRWZOTWoweHFYZHJ2UkJTWQ?oc=5

Modernize VB.NET applications to .NET 10 with AWS Transform

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Get started with GitHub Copilot CLI: A free, hands-on course

https://dev.to/azure/get-started-with-github-copilot-cli-a-free-hands-on-course-3beg

GitHub Copilot has grown well beyond code completions in your editor. It now lives in your terminal, too. GitHub Copilot CLI lets you review code, generate tests, debug issues, and ask questions about...

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Containerize .NET 10 Apps Without a Dockerfile — dotnet publish Containers

https://codewithmukesh.com/blog/containerize-dotnet-without-dockerfile/

Containerize .NET 10 apps without a Dockerfile using dotnet publish. Image size benchmarks, Alpine vs Chiseled, CI/CD with GitHub Actions, and more.

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What If Your .NET API Could Be Half the Size? Introducing ToonSharp for .NET

https://medium.com/@jha.aaryan/what-if-your-net-api-could-be-half-the-size-introducing-toonsharp-for-net-b987d0103972?source=rss------dotnet-5

A hands-on guide to ToonSharp: smaller payloads, cleaner syntax, and a familiar API you can drop into any .NET project today.

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ASP.NET Community Standup: Zstandard compression comes to .NET 11

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDhs-5wVTnw

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Jasen's take on today's picks

Building a Remote MCP Server with .NET 10 and Prompts

MCP keeps showing up in real .NET workflows, not just demos.

dotNetDave Says… Clear Naming Standards Create Clearer Code and Clearer Code Leads to Better Software

A good reminder that naming standards still pay off in everyday code.

.NET MAUI Community Standup: .NET MAUI DemoFest

MAUI DemoFest is the kind of practical session I always like to include.

5 Architecture Tests You Should Add to Your .NET Projects

Architecture tests are cheap insurance for long-lived codebases.

.NET 11 Preview 2 is now available!

.NET 11 Preview 2 gives an early look at where the stack is headed.

Visual Studio Code 1.111

VS Code’s AI automation story is getting surprisingly broad.

MCP C# SDK 1.0 arrives with improved authorization server discovery

The provider pattern article is a nice refresher on decoupling service access.

How VS Code Builds with AI

AWS Transform for VB.NET-to-.NET 10 modernization is a pragmatic migration angle.

Decoupling Service Access in .NET: How the Provider Pattern Keeps Your Code Flexible

Copilot CLI in the terminal opens up a lot more than code completion.

Modernize VB.NET applications to .NET 10 with AWS Transform

Publishing containers without a Dockerfile is a useful .NET 10 improvement.

Get started with GitHub Copilot CLI: A free, hands-on course

ToonSharp looks like an interesting API-size experiment for service authors.

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