VS Code 1.119 was released May 6, 2026, headlining agent-browser interaction. Agents can now request shared access to browser tabs. Copilot Chat agent sessions now emit OpenTelemetry data. Microsoft ...
Visual Studio 2026 Insiders includes a Skills panel for discovering, managing and creating Agent Skills. Agent Mode can help fill in a generated SKILL.md template, propose implementation steps and ...
My old editor learned new tricks ...
Microsoft's Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is moving to a weekly release cycle, as well as joining Google in encouraging agentic AI development without manual approval with a new Autopilot feature.… VS ...
Visual Studio Code 1.126 adds AI chat cost tracking, multiple Copilot chats in one session, and a safer Restricted Mode for ...
VS Code 1.127 enhances agent session management, introduces per-site browser permissions, and makes browser tools for agents ...
Microsoft shipped four VS Code releases across May and early June 2026 — versions 1.120 through 1.123 — that together crossed a threshold the company had been approaching for more than a year: ...
VS Code can use LLM models other than GitHub Copilot’s built-in providers for AI-assisted development, including local and ...