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2026 (6)

July (4)

github: GitHub MCP Server supports the next MCP specification

GitHub

2026-07-23

GitHub MCP Server will support the upcoming MCP spec ahead of its official release. The key protocol change is a move to a stateless core on 28 July 2026.

ai: Building Agents that Act on Your Behalf with Toolboxes in Foundry

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2026-07-22

Toolboxes in Microsoft Foundry are presented as a way to let agents act on a user’s behalf while handling delegated identity across tools and services. The post highlights using a private Entra-protected MCP server alongside Microsoft’s managed Work IQ MCP server in the same agent flow.

github: GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio — June update

GitHub

2026-07-15

June 2026’s Visual Studio Copilot update focuses on usage visibility, a new trust layer for MCP servers, and the first C++ scenarios. The post emphasizes controls and clarity rather than new broad functionality.

github: Codex as agent provider and agentic enhancements in JetBrains IDEs

GitHub

2026-07-08

GitHub added Codex as a new agent provider in public preview. JetBrains IDE updates also include Hooks support in the Customizations editor, richer MCP server management, and custom model support via configuration.

June (2)

dotnet: MCP Beyond the Chat Window: Build Diagnostics in CI

.NET

2026-06-30

Microsoft’s .NET blog describes using Model Context Protocol (MCP) tools for build diagnostics in CI, including the full Binlog MCP toolset and how it runs in a GitHub Actions workflow. It also reports evaluation data on efficiency gains from this approach.

security: Securing AI agents: When AI tools move from reading to acting

Microsoft Security Blog

2026-06-30

The post explains MCP tool poisoning as an attack that can turn trusted AI agents into a control plane for data loss. It describes how attackers manipulate tool descriptions to induce unauthorized actions, and outlines detection, containment, and prevention approaches.