Latest VS Code update introduces prepackaged bundles of chat customizations that can include skills, commands, agents, MCP servers, and hooks.
Microsoft introduces agent technology to Visual Studio, featuring curated assistants and personalized agent creation tools.
Pixel Agents adds a pixel office view in VS Code; six character styles show coding, searching, or idle states, useful for ...
Visual Studio Code 1.110 (February 2026) adds new agent extensibility, browser-driving chat tools, and expanded chat accessibility.
Called Automations, the new system gives users a way to automatically launch agents within their coding environment, triggered by a new addition to the codebase, a Slack message, or a simple timer.