Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code Agent Plugins Go Cross-Client with New Open Standard

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, ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code 1.110 Ships with Agent Plugins, Browser Tools and Session Memory

VS Code 1.110 stable released March 4, 2026. Agent plugins arrive as prepackaged chat customization bundles (preview). Experimental browser tools let agents read and interact with the integrated ...
Analytics Insight

GitHub Copilot Adds New AI Agent Features to VS Code in 2026

Overview: Cloud agents let developers delegate coding tasks and review results across multiple devices.Copilot Fusion helps select suitable AI models for differ ...
InfoWorld

Visual Studio 2026 doubles down on AI-assisted coding

The first preview of Visual Studio 2026, with deeper GitHub Copilot AI integration, is available through Microsoft’s new Insiders channel. Microsoft has released its first preview of the Visual Studio ...
InfoWorld

Using Visual Studio Code’s ‘air-gapped’ AI model mode

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 ...