Latest VS Code release improves AI agent integration with backing for Model Context Protocol server prompts, resources, sampling, and authorization. Visual Studio Code 1.101, aka the May 2025 version ...

The July 2025 update to Visual Studio Code, taking it to version 1.103, adds support for chat checkpoints, allowing developers to restore their workspace and conversation to earlier states during AI ...

With Visual Studio Code 1.99, GitHub Copilot agent mode is included in VS Code Stable and Next Edit Suggestions is generally available. Visual Studio Code 1.99, the latest release of Microsoft’s ...

Microsoft is previewing Foundry MCP Server, a fully cloud-hosted implementation of the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for Microsoft Foundry. MCP is a standard for letting AI agents connect to apps, data ...

Amazon introduced a Nova Act extension to build and test AI agents directly inside integrated development environments including Visual Studio Code, Amazon’s Kiro, and Cursor. The company says the new ...

Microsoft is bringing GitHub Copilot’s most advanced Visual Studio integration to C++, allowing the AI assistant to tap into the compiler's understanding of whole C++ codebases.