🚀 Insiders Update - Apr 18-Apr 22
3 new features
• ✨ Copilot CLI responses show model badges
• Auto model selection added to Copilot CLI
• Copilot CLI SDK eliminates node-pty binary copying at build/runtime
https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_118
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• Terminal command completions show as system notifications for better visibility 📢
https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_117
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🚀 Insiders Update - Apr 16-Apr 17
4 new features
• ✨ Run VS Code command tool now supports command allowlisting and tighter approvals
• Agent Sessions view lets you sort sessions by creation or update date
• Edit queued chat messages with a new context menu action
🧵 See thread below 👇
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• Images in JSDoc comments render properly in JS/TS hovers and info
https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_117
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🚀 Insiders Update - Apr 15
4 new features
• ✨ macOS Agents app now supports self-updates
• Copilot CLI sessions show if from VS Code or external
• package.json hover shows installed & latest package versions
🧵 See thread below 👇
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• Agent Host sessions now handle worktree and git isolation
• Terminal recognizes Copilot CLI, Claude Code, and Gemini CLI as shell types
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🚀 Insiders Update - Apr 13-Apr 14
5 new features
• ✨ Agent Host supports auto-approve modes with Default, Bypass, and Autopilot (Preview)
• Switch back to main window easily from floating auxiliary windows
• Agent Host Protocol adds subagent and agent team support
🧵 See thread below 👇
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🚀 Insiders Update - Apr 11-Apr 12
2 new features
• 🐛 Browse historical agent sessions in Agent Debug Panel
• Generate branch names from user prompts via Copilot CLI agent 🤖
https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_116
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• Terminal tools now support all visible and foreground terminals
• Added regex token support for TextMate grammars
https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_116
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🚀 Insiders Update - Apr 9-Apr 10
5 new features
• ✨ Global shortcut to toggle integrated browser 🌐
• Control reasoning depth in Copilot CLI sessions
• Alt+click opens breakpoint widget in editor gutter
🧵 See thread below 👇
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🚀 Insiders Update - Apr 8
3 new features
• ✨ New keybindings to focus Changes & Chat views for keyboard navigation
• Accessibility help dialog in Agents chat with screen reader tips 🧑🦯
• Ctrl+click support for CSS @import paths using node_modules resolution
🧵 See thread below 👇
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• Pinch-to-zoom gestures enabled on Mac in integrated browser 🖱️
• Serve-web CLI adds telemetry disable & default folder/workspace options
https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_115
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🚀 Insiders Update - Apr 2
5 new features
• ✨ Show test coverage indicators in minimap
• Paste files into terminal via Ctrl+V, drag-drop, or right-click
• Background terminals notify command completion & input prompts
🧵 See thread below 👇
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• New send_to_terminal tool sends commands with user confirmation ⌨️
• Rename agent sessions from client via Agent Host Protocol
• ✨ Open web pages show favicons in Go to File quick pick list
https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_115
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🚀 Insiders Update - Mar 27-Apr 1
6 new features
• ✨ Agent Host Protocol tracks and restores file edits with undo/redo
• Active client change notifications in Agent Host Protocol
• Chat links to and tracks browser tabs opened during sessions
🧵 See thread below 👇
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🚀 Insiders Update - Mar 24-Mar 26
2 new features
• ✨ Chat remembers and restores permissions levels automatically
• Artifacts panel in chat adds Clear action to remove stale items 🧹
https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_114
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🚀 Insiders Update - Mar 22-Mar 23
2 new features
• ✨ Pinned chat sessions now show a pin icon for clear identification 📌
• New ${taskVar:name} variable captures dynamic task output for launch configs
https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_114
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• Session forking support for Claude Agent sessions
• Toggle cursor jump after approving/rejecting edits
https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_113
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🚀 Insiders Update - Mar 20-Mar 21
5 new features
• 🐛 Access debug logs for Copilot CLI & Claude agents
• Configure reasoning effort from Chat model picker
• Visualize user prompt and hooks in agent debug graph
🧵 See thread below 👇
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Truncated output alert in run_in_terminal tool 🚨
Multi-run AI code review in coding sessions
Cloud delegation disabled for non-git workspaces
Fixed quick pick closing unexpectedly
https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_113
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🚀 Insiders Update - Mar 19
7 new features
Pin important chat sessions for easy access
Clickable slash commands for editing details
Minimize Ask Questions control for more space
🧵 See thread below 👇
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🚀 Insiders Update - Mar 17-Mar 18
4 new features
Zoom support in image carousel 🔍
Bypass HTTPS certificate errors for localhost
Reveal in File Explorer works with WSL
Improved screen reader labels for context
https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_113
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🚀 Insiders Update - Mar 14-Mar 16
2 new features
Copilot CLI supports MCP servers
New image carousel for chat and files
https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_112
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🚀 Insiders Update - Mar 13
1 new feature
✨ Clickable file links in Copilot CLI
https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_112
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🚀 Insiders Update - Mar 12
2 new features 🧵
✨ Support for plugin-specific paths
⚙️ Install plugins directly from GitHub
🧵 See thread below 👇
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🚀 Insiders Update - Mar 11
2 new features 🧵
✨ Minimap context menu now includes Side option
✨ New default location for hook configs in ~/.copilot/hooks
🧵 See thread below 👇
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🔧 Steering & queuing in Copilot CLI
🔧 Enable/disable agent plugins globally
🔧 MCP servers management at workspace level
https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_112
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