The July 8, 2026, Visual Studio Code update expands agent workflows, chat attachments, browser-tab controls, OS-level shortcuts and enterprise telemetry management.

VS Code 1.115 introduced a preview Agents app in VS Code Insiders. VS Code 1.116 added persistent debug logs for current and past agent sessions. Both releases expanded how agents work with terminals, ...

VS Code 1.127 enhances agent session management, introduces per-site browser permissions, and makes browser tools for agents ...

Pixel Agents integrates animated pixel art characters into Visual Studio Code (VS Code) to create a virtual workspace for managing AI-driven workflows. Demonstrated by Nate Herk , this extension ...

Visual Studio Code 1.126 adds AI chat cost tracking, multiple Copilot chats in one session, and a safer Restricted Mode for ...

Preview of new companion app allows developers to run multiple agent sessions in parallel across multiple repos and iterate on human and agent reviews. Visual Studio Code 1.115, the latest release of ...

Allen Institute for AI, a prominent Seattle-based nonprofit research organization working on advancing artificial intelligence models and systems, today launched a new open-source AI agent that can ...

TL;DR: Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 adds AI-driven features to simplify coding and boost accuracy, helping developers code faster at a more accessible price point. Coding isn’t an easy ...

Reliable desktop automation has long come with a hidden tax: the more complex the software environment, the larger — and more expensive — the model required to run it. A new research paper published ...