InfoWorld

Visual Studio Code previews agent plugins

Latest VS Code update introduces prepackaged bundles of chat customizations that can include skills, commands, agents, MCP ...
GitHub

A coroutine-first SQL toolkit with compile-time query validations for Kotlin Multiplatform. PostgreSQL, MySQL/MariaDB, and SQLite supported.

sqlx4k is not an ORM. Instead, it provides a comprehensive toolkit of primitives and utilities to communicate directly with your database. The focus is on giving you control while catching errors ...

ExpressVPN launches its MCP server that lets AI tools control VPN connections – and it's an industry first

ExpressVPN, one of the best VPNs, has launched a beta version of its new Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed to let AI tools interact directly with VPN software. Announced on March 5, 2026, ...
InfoWorld

The revenge of SQL: How a 50-year-old language reinvents itself

From the browser to the back end, the ‘boring’ choice is exciting again. We look at three trends converging to bring SQL back ...

If you’re into AI coding, OpenAI just puts its Codex on Windows

OpenAI has launched its Codex app on Windows, bringing a native AI coding assistant with project management, automations, and WSL support for developers.
Visual Studio Magazine

Navigating VS Code AI Toolkit and Microsoft Foundry for Agent Development

VS Code's AI Toolkit and Microsoft Foundry can speed up agent development, but real-world success often depends on picking the right runtime and region, keeping tool-driven context under control, and ...
GitHub

SQL Server MCP Client

See Configuring Claude Desktop / Claude Code for examples. A comprehensive Microsoft SQL Server client implementing the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This server provides extensive SQL Server ...