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 # SQLDev Copilot Integration VSCode & SQLcl MCP Support
 
+Model Context Protocol is an open protocol which standardizes how applications provide context to LLMs.
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+Launched in November 2024 by Anthropic, it can be considered as a "USB-C" port for AI applications and, like a USB-C, provides a standardized way to connect AI models to different data sources and tools. To accomplish this, It provides a singular interface to have standard interactions with database, files, business applications, developer tools and more.
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+MCP has three primary constructs:
+- Resources: provide data that an MCP server wants to make available to clients like documents, Database records, API responses, screenshots and images and more;
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+- Tools: essentially function calls (with input/output arguments) in the MCP which enable servers to expose executable functionality to clients. Through tools, LLMs can interact with external systems, perform computations and take actions in a real world context.  
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+- Prompts:  define reusable prompt templates than can be surfaced by clients to LLMs provide a powerful way to standardize and share common LLM interactions.
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+Oracle SQLcl version 25.2 extends Oracle SQLcl to support MCP-based communication. It enables you to perform operations, create reports, and run queries on Oracle Database using natural language through AI-powered interactions. 
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+SQLcl MCP Mode:
+- Works with all supported Oracle Database releases (19c, 21c, 23ai) on-prem and in the Cloud (OCI, Azure, AWS, GCP).
+- Comes with an offer of Server Tools (SQLcl MCP Server Tools):
+  - list-connections: discovers all saved Oracle DB connections
+  - connect: establishes a connection to DB
+  - disconnect: terminates the current DB connection
+  - run-sql: runs standard SQL queries/DDLs/DMLs and PL/SQL code against DB
+  - run-sqlcl: runs specific SQLcl commands 
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+The SQL Developer Extension for VS Code 25.2 offers Oracle SQLcl MCP Server Integration. The extension when install auto-registers our MCP Server for Copilot, making your SQL Developer database connections available for agentic chat requests, including running SQL and PL/SQL against your database.
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+Reviewed: 12.08.2025
 
-Reviewed: 21.07.2025
 
 # Table of Contents
 
 1. [Team Publications](#team-publications)
 2. [Useful Links](#useful-links)
 
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 # Team Publications
+N/A
 
 
 # Useful Links
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+- [Model Context Protocol - Overview](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/docs/getting-started/intro)
+- [Introducing SQL Developer Copilot Integration in Microsoft VSCode & MCP Support for Oracle Database](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hj6WoZVGUBg)
+- [Introducing MCP Server for Oracle Database](https://blogs.oracle.com/database/post/introducing-mcp-server-for-oracle-database)
 
 
 # License