VS Code logo with the text ‘VS Code v1.113 – New release’ on a dark background.
🔎 Also in this release: thinking effort, which lets you tune model depth for tasks that need more or less reasoning. Plus even more updates across Chat and agents: aka.ms/VSCode/113
On Wednesdays, we ship! 🚀
This week’s VS Code highlights include the new Customization window: a central place to manage all chat customizations.
Weekly VS Code releases mean even more features to catch up on - our monthly recap livestreams are your chance to catch some of the highlights and hear directly from the product team!
Going live in 1 hour: youtube.com/live/3bj8Gs-...
🚀 A new VS Code weekly release is here!
One of our favorite features is integrated browser debugging, which lets you debug your web app end-to-end without leaving the editor.
🧠 Want to give your coding agent new capabilities? Use Agent Skills in VS Code!
Agent skills let you package instructions and resources into reusable capabilities for your agent. Skills can be loaded on demand and triggered via slash commands like /skill-name.
aka.ms/VSCode/Agent...
🌐 Agentic Browser Tools (Experimental) in VS Code!
Agents can now open pages, read content, click elements, and verify changes directly in the integrated browser while building your web app.
Enable ⚙️ workbench.browser.enableChatTools to try it out.
Learn mode: aka.ms/VSCode/Agent...
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The VS Code team builds with VS Code - this is a fundamental principle of how the team works, and it extends to AI capabilities too.
Learn more about how the team builds with AI, including how these processes have helped the team move from monthly to weekly releases: aka.ms/VSCode/Build...
There are 10 types of people who'll love this week's VS Code release: those who read the version as one-point-one-hundred-eleven, and those who think we just shipped 1.7.
code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_111
What does real AI-assisted development look like?
In this episode of Software Engineering Radio, Scott Hanselman dives into agents, prompts, and why developers still need strong fundamentals.
🎧 Listen: se-radio.net/2026/03/se-r...
Join James Montemagno and Kayla Cinnamon as they spice up your VS Code workflow with the latest GitHub Copilot AI features. From agent mode to custom instructions, we're turning up the heat on developer productivity. Tune in at 8 am PT! youtube.com/live/kLPihq6...
Our VS Code YouTube is almost at 1M subscribers! Built something fun so you can watch it happen 👀 code.visualstudio.com/1m
🤖 Try Autopilot (Preview) in VS Code!
With Autopilot enabled, the agent stays in control of the workflow. It can run tools, retry on errors, and continue working until the task is complete.
Learn more: aka.ms/VSCode/Autop...
Have you tried forking chat sessions in VS Code? Create a new independent session that keeps the conversation history so you can explore alternative approaches without losing your original context. Watch the video to see how it works.
aka.ms/ForkingChat
Agent Hooks in VS Code let you enforce policies, run checks, and guide Copilot at key moments during a session. Instead of repeating prompts, you can program how agents behave in your workflow.
Learn how hooks work and when to use them. aka.ms/Hooks
Learn more about how the Figma MCP server can now generate design layers from VS Code: github.blog/changelog/20...
The @figma.com MCP server now supports a full roundtrip workflow from VS Code! Bring Figma designs into code, then capture your rendered UI back to the Figma canvas as editable frames.
Join us for a special livestream tomorrow at 9:30 am PT to see it live in action: youtube.com/live/O1i-Te7...
🔥 We're cooking in 60 minutes. Join @JamesMontemagno @BurkeHolland @PierceBoggan as they live code using the latest in VS Code, GitHub Copilot CLI plus some cool new stuff Burke's been building 🔮 youtube.com/live/QZxZgHt...
Want to bring GitHub Copilot Dev Days to your city?
Communities around the world can host a local event and be part of this global series.
🔗 Apply to host an event: aka.ms/githubcopilo...
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🤖 GitHub Copilot Dev Days is coming!
From March 15 to May 15, developer communities worldwide will host free, hands-on events exploring GitHub Copilot with @code, the CLI, .NET, Java, Python, JavaScript, and more.
👉 Find an event near you: aka.ms/githubcopilo...
Want to see how these features can enhance your developer workflow?
Join us for our VS Code release livestream on March 19 at 8 AM PST!
🔔 Turn on notifications → aka.ms/VSCode/Mar19
Happy coding! 💙
Agents, for real work.
The latest VS Code release gives you better agent orchestration, extensibility, and continuity.
Here's what's new:
🪝 Hooks support
🎯 Message steering and queueing
🌐 Agentic integrated browser
🧠 Shared memory
And more...
🔎 Full release notes: aka.ms/VSCode/110
⏳ We're live in 60 minutes. Today we're debugging Dockerfiles in VS Code. Join us as we demo a Dockerfile build using the Debug Adapter Protocol in VS Code ▶️ youtube.com/live/G6Nmc4X...
Now Shipping: Microsoft Build
Two days of real code, real systems, and real workflows for developers building and scaling AI.
June 2–3, 2026 / San Francisco
Registration is now open: msft.it/63324QemVQ
Looking for a weekend project? Create an app using GitHub Copilot and submit it as part of the Creative Apps track for Agents League! Some prizes:
🏆 $500 for the winner
🎖️ Digital badge for every submission
⭐ GitHub Copilot Pro for community picks
Deadline: March 1 👉 aka.ms/agentsleague
We're letting it cook friends! James Montemagno is coming in hot from holiday and will be joined by Burke Holland and Pierce Boggan. They'll dive headfirst into the latest in VS Code and GitHub Copilot. You don't want to miss this. Join us in one hour at 8 am PT youtube.com/live/uquSQY1...
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Next edit suggestions just leveled-up in VS Code: with long-distance NES, you get edit suggestions anywhere in your file, not just near your cursor's position.
Learn how the team built this - creating the training dataset, refining the UX, evaluating success, and more: aka.ms/VSCode/long-...
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We hosted Agent Sessions Day yesterday - 4 hours of live demos showing how VS Code is evolving as the home for multi-agent devleopment.
Miss any sessions? Want to rewatch your favorite moments? We have the entire event uploaded on-demand now! aka.ms/VSCode/Agent...
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In just one hour... we're kicking off Agent Sessions Day!
See how VS Code is evolving into the home for multi-agent development.
Be there: aka.ms/VSCode/Feb19
