2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/ Copyright (c) 2021, Microsoft, Inc.; all rights reserved. 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/07/17/copilot-coding-agent <p>VS Code's integration with GitHub Copilot Coding Agent allows you to delegate tasks to the agent and let it handle them in the background.</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/07/17/copilot-coding-agent">Read the full article</a></p> Burke Holland https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2025-07-09T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_102 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code June 2025 Release (1.102)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_102">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2025-06-30T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/06/30/openSourceAIEditorFirstMilestone <p>We are open sourcing the GitHub Copilot Chat extension. It’s the first milestone in making VS Code an open source AI editor.</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/06/30/openSourceAIEditorFirstMilestone">Read the full article</a></p> The VS Code team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2025-06-12T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_101 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code May 2025 Release (1.101)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_101">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/06/12/full-mcp-spec-support <p>VS Code now supports the complete Model Context Protocol specification, including authorization, prompts, resources, and sampling.</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/06/12/full-mcp-spec-support">Read the full article</a></p> Harald Kirschner https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2025-05-27T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/05/27/ai-and-remote <p>Enhance your developer productivity with AI and Remote Development.</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/05/27/ai-and-remote">Read the full article</a></p> Brigit Murtaugh, Christof Marti, Josh Spicer, Olivia Guzzardo McVicker https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/05/19/openSourceAIEditor <p>We will open source the GitHub Copilot Chat extension. It’s the next step towards making VS Code an open source AI editor.</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/05/19/openSourceAIEditor">Read the full article</a></p> The VS Code team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2025-05-14T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/05/12/agent-mode-meets-mcp <p>Bring your own tools to VS Code's agent mode with MCP.</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/05/12/agent-mode-meets-mcp">Read the full article</a></p> Harald Kirschner https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2025-05-08T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_100 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code April 2025 Release (1.100)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_100">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/04/07/agentMode <p>Agent mode is now available to all users and supports MCP.</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/04/07/agentMode">Read the full article</a></p> Isidor Nikolic https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2025-04-03T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_99 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code March 2025 Release (1.99)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_99">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/03/26/custom-instructions <p>Announcing the general availability of custom instructions for VS Code.</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/03/26/custom-instructions">Read the full article</a></p> Rob Conery, Harald Kirschner https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2025-03-05T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_98 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code February 2025 Release (1.98)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_98">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2025-02-24T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/02/24/introducing-copilot-agent-mode <p>Announcing the GitHub Copilot agent mode in Visual Studio Code.</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/02/24/introducing-copilot-agent-mode">Read the full article</a></p> Isidor Nikolic https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2025-02-12T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/02/12/next-edit-suggestions <p>Announcing the Next Edit Suggestions and Agent Mode for GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code.</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/02/12/next-edit-suggestions">Read the full article</a></p> Brigit Murtaugh, Burke Holland https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2025-02-06T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_97 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code January 2025 Release (1.97)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_97">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2024-12-18T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/12/18/free-github-copilot <p>Announcing a free plan for GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code.</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/12/18/free-github-copilot">Read the full article</a></p> Burke Holland https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2024-12-11T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_96 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code November 2024 Release (1.96)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_96">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2024-11-15T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/11/15/introducing-github-copilot-for-azure <p>Introducing GitHub Copilot for Azure, a chat participant to ask about Azure and help you manage and troubleshoot your Azure resources.</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/11/15/introducing-github-copilot-for-azure">Read the full article</a></p> Chris Harris https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2024-11-12T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/11/12/introducing-copilot-edits <p>Copilot Edits allows you to get to the changes you need in your workspace, across multiple files, using a UI designed for fast iteration. You can specify a set of files to be edited, and then use natural language to simply ask Copilot what you need. You stay in the flow of your code while reviewing the suggested changes, accepting what works, and iterating with follow-up asks.</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/11/12/introducing-copilot-edits">Read the full article</a></p> Isidor Nikolic https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2024-10-29T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_95 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code October 2024 Release (1.95)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_95">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2024-10-03T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_94 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code September 2024 Release (1.94)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_94">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2024-09-05T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_93 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code August 2024 Release (1.93)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_93">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2024-08-01T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_92 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code July 2024 Release (1.92)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_92">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2024-07-03T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_91 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code June 2024 Release (1.91)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_91">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2024-06-24T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/06/24/extensions-are-all-you-need <p>Learn how to extend GitHub Copilot by using the Chat and Language Model APIs in your Visual Studio Code extension. Get inspired by early adopters and their extensions.</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/06/24/extensions-are-all-you-need">Read the full article</a></p> Isidor Nikolic https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2024-06-07T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/06/07/wasm-part2 <p>Use WebAssembly in VS Code extensions to run in a separate worker, or write a language server with a language that compiles to WebAssembly.</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/06/07/wasm-part2">Read the full article</a></p> Dirk Bäumer https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2024-06-05T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_90 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code May 2024 Release (1.90)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_90">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2024-05-08T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/05/08/wasm <p>Using WebAssembly for Extension Development.</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/05/08/wasm">Read the full article</a></p> Dirk Bäumer https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2024-05-02T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_89 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code April 2024 Release (1.89)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_89">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2024-04-15T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/04/15/vscode-day <p>Learn about the latest Visual Studio Code features and extensions during VS Code Day 2024 on April 24, 2024</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2024/04/15/vscode-day">Read the full article</a></p> Reynald Adolphe https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2024-04-04T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_88 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code March 2024 Release (1.88)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_88">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2024-02-28T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_87 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code February 2024 Release (1.87)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_87">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2024-02-01T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_86 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code January 2024 Release (1.86)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_86">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2023-12-07T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_85 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code November 2023 Release (1.85)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_85">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2023-11-13T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2023/11/13/vscode-copilot-smarter <p>Smart artificial intelligence features in Visual Studio Code with GitHub Copilot</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2023/11/13/vscode-copilot-smarter">Read the full article</a></p> Chris Dias https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2023-11-01T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_84 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code October 2023 Release (1.84)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_84">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2023-10-04T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_83 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code September 2023 Release (1.83)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_83">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2023-09-07T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_82 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code August 2023 Release (1.82)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_82">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2023-08-03T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_81 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code July 2023 Release (1.81)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_81">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2023-07-20T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2023/07/20/mangling-vscode <p>A look at how we cut 20% off the size of VS Code's JavaScript with name mangling.</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2023/07/20/mangling-vscode">Read the full article</a></p> Matt Bierner https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2023-07-06T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_80 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code June 2023 Release (1.80)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_80">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2023-06-08T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_79 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code May 2023 Release (1.79)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_79">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2023-06-05T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2023/06/05/vscode-wasm-wasi <p>Running WebAssemblies in VS Code for the Web.</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2023/06/05/vscode-wasm-wasi">Read the full article</a></p> Dirk Bäumer https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2023-05-03T17:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_78 <p>Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code April 2023 Release (1.78)</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_78">Read the full article</a></p> Visual Studio Code Team https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2023-04-13T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2023/04/13/vscode-day <p>Learn about the latest Visual Studio Code features and extensions during VS Code Day 2023 on April 26, 2023</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2023/04/13/vscode-day">Read the full article</a></p> Burke Holland https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2023-03-30T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2023/03/30/vscode-copilot <p>Learn about the Visual Studio Code team's experience and future with GitHub Copilot artificial intelligence</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2023/03/30/vscode-copilot">Read the full article</a></p> Chris Dias https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2022-12-07T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2022/12/07/remote-even-better <p>Announcing the release of the unified Visual Studio Code command-line interface and the latest improvements to remote development.</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2022/12/07/remote-even-better">Read the full article</a></p> Brigit Murtaugh https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2022-11-28T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2022/11/28/vscode-sandbox <p>Migrating Visual Studio Code to Electron process sandboxing</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2022/11/28/vscode-sandbox">Read the full article</a></p> Benjamin Pasero https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png 2022-10-04T00:00:00.000Z https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2022/10/04/vscode-community-discussions <p>Announcing the official launch of VS Code Community Discussions, a place for extension authors to connect.</p> <p><a href="https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2022/10/04/vscode-community-discussions">Read the full article</a></p> Olivia Guzzardo https://code.visualstudio.com/images/code-stable.png