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# Weekly Review: Business Central AL Development – June 14–20, 2026

[Read the post](https://www.dvlprlife.com/2026/06/weekly-review-business-central-al-development-june-14-20-2026/) · DvlprLife (Brad Prendergast) · 2026-06-22 · 348 words · tier community · reviewed (checked by Opus)

> Weekly community roundup for June 14 to 20, 2026, featuring a single post by Stefano Demiliani on using Microsoft's AL MCP Server from GitHub Copilot CLI. The featured post covers installing the AL tools as a global .NET package, registering the MCP server over STDIO, and letting CLI agents download symbols, compile, check diagnostics and run AppSourceCop without VS Code.

## Key points

- AL MCP Server exposes AL development tools to GitHub Copilot CLI through STDIO protocol
- Setup requires installing the global .NET package microsoft.dynamics.businesscentral.development.tools and configuring the MCP server
- Available tools include al_downloadsymbols, al_compile, al_getdiagnostics, and al_publish for automated workflows
- CLI agents can refresh symbols, compile projects, inspect diagnostics, and run AppSourceCop checks without VS Code

## Quotes

- "The AL MCP Server and how it lets GitHub Copilot CLI call AL development tools without relying on VS Code." (Enables CLI-based AI agents to perform AL development tasks independently, expanding automation possibilities beyond traditional IDE workflows.)

## Context

- Features: AL MCP Server, GitHub Copilot CLI integration, Symbol download, AL compilation, Diagnostics inspection, AppSourceCop checks

Source: DvlprLife, community blog. Summary, key points and quotes are derived (CONTENT-NOTICE.md); read the original for the full text.