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Visual Studio Code 1.133
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Visual Studio Code 1.132
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Visual Studio Code 1.131
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MAI-Code-1-Flash: early results from real developer workflows
MAI-Code-1-Flash is a lightweight coding model purpose built for the fast, iterative work developers do every day in GitHub. In this post, we share what the data is telling us about how it performs in real developer workflows. Read the full article
Visual Studio Code 1.130
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Visual Studio Code 1.129
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Visual Studio Code 1.128
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How Prompt Tuning Improved GPT-5.5 in VS Code
See how VS Code and OpenAI tested GPT-5.5 system prompt changes in a two-week experiment, cutting tool calls and tail-end token usage while speeding up edits. Read the full article
Visual Studio Code 1.127
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Iterating faster with TypeScript 7
How the VS Code and TypeScript teams collaborated to adopt TypeScript 7 and speed up VS Code development Read the full article
Visual Studio Code 1.126
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What 50,000 Runs of a 5-Line Eval Taught Us
How AI coding models calibrate effort, token cost, and tool use on even the simplest task, and what that means for model selection and cost. Read the full article
Use your own language model key in VS Code
Learn how to use bring your own key (BYOK) in VS Code to add models from providers like Azure, Anthropic, Gemini, OpenAI, Huggingface, OpenRouter, or use a local model with Ollama, Foundry Local, and more. Read the full article
Visual Studio Code 1.125
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Improving token efficiency for GitHub Copilot in VS Code
Learn how we're improving token efficiency for GitHub Copilot to reduce costs and latency for VS Code users. Read the full article
Visual Studio Code 1.124
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The Coding Harness Behind GitHub Copilot in VS Code
Learn why the coding harness around GitHub Copilot in VS Code matters as models, tools, agents, and providers evolve. Read the full article
How VS Code Builds with AI
Learn how VS Code uses AI across its own development workflow with GitHub Copilot agent mode, automated testing, and AI-powered code review. Read the full article
Making agents practical for real-world development
Explore agent orchestration, extensibility, and continuity in VS Code 1.110: lifecycle hooks, agent skills, session memory, and integrated browser tools. Read the full article
Building Long-Distance Next Edit Suggestions
Learn how we extended next edit suggestions to work across your entire file, reducing friction and improving productivity in GitHub Copilot. Read the full article
Your Home for Multi-Agent Development
VS Code has become the unified interface for all your coding agents. Manage local, background, and cloud agents in one place, use Claude and Codex agents alongside Copilot, and benefit from open standards like MCP and Agent Skills. Read the full article
Giving Agents a Visual Voice: MCP Apps Support in VS Code
VS Code now supports MCP Apps, enabling AI agents to display interactive UIs for richer developer workflows. Read the full article
Building docfind: Fast Client-Side Search with Rust and WebAssembly
How we built docfind, a high-performance client-side search engine using Rust and WebAssembly, and how GitHub Copilot accelerated development. Read the full article
Introducing the VS Code Insiders Podcast
The VS Code Insiders Podcast is your insider's guide to the features, decisions, and people shaping the future of Visual Studio Code. Read the full article
Introducing the Visual Studio Code Private Marketplace: Your Team's Secure, Curated Extension Hub 🎉
Private Marketplace for VS Code extensions now generally available. Read the full article
Open Source AI Editor: Second Milestone
Ghost text suggestions are now open source as part of the Copilot Chat extension - the second milestone in making VS Code an open source AI editor. Read the full article
A Unified Experience for all Coding Agents
Agents took over VS Code in 2025. We released agent mode for VS Code, integration for the Copilot coding agent, and the new GitHub Copilot CLI. But Copilot is not the only agent game in town. There are now more coding agents than ever, including options from OpenAI and Anthropic. Read the full article
Expanding Model Choice in VS Code with Bring Your Own Key
Learn how the new Language Model Chat Provider API in VS Code is enabling more model choice and extensibility for chat experiences via the Bring Your Own Key experience. Read the full article
Introducing auto model selection (preview)
Use auto model selection in VS Code to get faster responses, reduced rate limiting, and a 10% discount on premium requests for paid users. Read the full article
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. Read the full article
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. Read the full article
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. Read the full article
Enhance productivity with AI + Remote Dev
Enhance your developer productivity with AI and Remote Development. Read the full article
VS Code: Open Source AI Editor
We will open source the GitHub Copilot Chat extension. It’s the next step towards making VS Code an open source AI editor. Read the full article
Beyond the tools, adding MCP in VS Code
Bring your own tools to VS Code's agent mode with MCP. Read the full article
Context is all you need: Better AI results with custom instructions
Announcing the general availability of custom instructions for VS Code. Read the full article