Visual Studio Code 1.136 adds Agent Merge, multi-root Copilot and Claude support, custom Agent backgrounds, and improved ...

VS Code now supports Agent Plugins 1.0 alongside its existing plugin formats. The portable standard covers Agent Skills and MCP servers, not hooks or custom agents. Compatible clients include VS Code, ...

Have you ever wondered if your go-to tools might be holding you back? For millions of developers, Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is the undisputed champion of code editors, celebrated for its ...

If you’ve ever found yourself staring at your Visual Studio Code (VS Code) setup, wondering if it could work just a little harder for you, you’re not alone. As developers, we spend countless hours in ...

Microsoft's latest Visual Studio Code update adds custom instructions and reusable prompts for the Chat feature. The April 2025 release also includes better multi-window support. Microsoft has ...

Not all AI coding feels equal.

VS Code can use LLM models other than GitHub Copilot’s built-in providers for AI-assisted development, including local and offline models, but with some limits. Microsoft has been pushing hard to make ...

The new Visual Studio March Update touts "Build Your Own Custom Agents" so I had to immediately try that out. I pointed the IDE's Copilot Chat at an existing Blazor project and had it generate a ...