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Command GitHub's Coding Agent from VS Code
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.

June 2025 (version 1.102)
Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code June 2025 Release (1.102)

Open Source AI Editor: First Milestone
We are open sourcing the GitHub Copilot Chat extension. It’s the first milestone in making VS Code an open source AI editor.

The Complete MCP Experience: Full Specification Support in VS Code
VS Code now supports the complete Model Context Protocol specification, including authorization, prompts, resources, and sampling.

Beyond the tools, adding MCP in VS Code
Bring your own tools to VS Code

April 2025 (version 1.100)
Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code April 2025 Release (1.100)

Agent mode: available to all users and supports MCP
Agent mode is now available to all users and supports MCP.

March 2025 (version 1.99)
Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code March 2025 Release (1.99)

Context is all you need: Better AI results with custom instructions
Announcing the general availability of custom instructions for VS Code.