Visual Studio Code 1.109 introduces enhancements for providing agents with more skills and context and managing multiple ...

The January 2026 update has arrived.

Microsoft took an extra week to ship the new Visual Studio Code 1.101 (May 2025) release, which is today available with a host of improvements around advanced AI and the Model Context Protocol (MCP).

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 ...

Some of the big updates in this update pertain to accessibility. If you’re a screen reader user, Microsoft has made the editor and terminal more compatible with readers. Additionally, Microsoft has ...

Visual Studio Code has introduced a robust suite of AI-driven features designed to enhance development workflows and improve productivity. Central to these advancements is Agent Mode, a tool that ...

Perhaps a little less focus on AI would help as well? Microsoft says "reliability is the priority" for AI in Visual Studio – ...