.NET: New Feature: Feature to support direct MCP integration in the .NET SDK

[rajalakshmisenthilnathan]

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Feature request to support direct MCP integration in the .NET SDK

Current Integration Methods: In .NET, MCP tools are converted into AI functions for use with semantic kernel agents, while the Python SDK offers a direct connector.

Python SDK Link: semantic-kernel/python/semantic_kernel/connectors/mcp.py at main · microsoft/semantic-kernel
Official announcement: Semantic Kernel adds Model Context Protocol (MCP) support for Python | Semantic Kernel
Python Sample: semantic-kernel/python/samples/concepts/mcp/agent_with_http_mcp_plugin.py at main · microsoft/seman…

Feature Request: Add native Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration to the .NET SDK to provide seamless client and server support for MCP tools, eliminating the need for converting MCP tools to AI Functions.

[stephentoub]

eliminating the need for converting MCP tools to AI Functions.

Can you elaborate on this? Every MCP tool that comes back from the MCP C# SDK via APIs like ListToolsAsync already is an AIFunction.