[FEATURE] Support MCP prompts as "slash" commands in VS Code extension
Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Mar 4, 2026 by CharlieDigital Closed Apr 4, 2026
Preflight Checklist
- [x] I have searched existing requests and this feature hasn't been requested yet
- [x] This is a single feature request (not multiple features)
Problem Statement
Claude Code VS Code extension currently does not expose MCP Prompts (https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-03-26/server/prompts) as "slash" commands (where as the CLI does, for example).
Proposed Solution
- List MCP Prompts as "slash" commands or otherwise triggerable from the prompt input.
- Support elicitation of required inputs for the MCP Prompt template.
Alternative Solutions
- Use the CLI instead, which has its own shortcoming (see: See also: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/issues/30733)
Priority
Critical - Blocking my work
Feature Category
MCP server integration
Use Case Example
- User launches the CC VS Code extension with MCP server connected advertising one or more Prompts
- Prompts are not listed as a "slash" command and have no visible way of being advertised to the user
Additional Context
Here is the MCP Prompts listing working in CC CLI:
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/c6220e48-d1ea-4ccf-b2ab-2591a0c3f1db
(Note: it errors here because it does not elicit the user for required inputs)
Here is VS Code GH Copilot behavior:
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6078d363-7594-4f8d-acf8-6576f4da63bb
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