VS Code What's New

VS Code What’s New tracks Visual Studio Code releases for teams that run AI coding agents in the editor: the agents window, Copilot, Claude and Codex integrations, session management and the enterprise controls IT needs. Published as releases ship by Kevin Kaminski of Big Hat Group.

Latest edition

October 15, 2026

VS Code 1.142: Agent Controls and Canvases

VS Code 1.142 adds agent canvases, portable chats, Markdown upgrades, enterprise permission policies, and a Windows sandbox migration path for teams.

All editions

September 25, 2026 Visual Studio Code 1.139: Compact View for Agents Window
September 16, 2026 VS Code 1.138: Dev Container Agents and Codex
September 10, 2026 VS Code 1.137: Automations and Voice Mode for Agents
September 2, 2026 VS Code 1.136: Agent Merge Automates the PR Endgame
August 26, 2026 VS Code 1.135: External Agent Sessions, Rubber Duck Second Opinions, and a Streamlined Agents Window
August 19, 2026 VS Code 1.134: Side-by-Side Chats, Prompt Timeline, Find in Chat, and HTML Browser Previews
August 14, 2026 VS Code 1.133: Mix Model Providers in Claude Sessions, No-Sign-in Agents Window, and Auto-Reloading HTML Previews
August 5, 2026 VS Code 1.132: Browser Element Feedback, Multilingual Dictation, and Side Chats with /btw
July 29, 2026 VS Code 1.131: Subagent Visibility, Built-in Dictation, and a Hybrid Markdown Editor
July 23, 2026 VS Code 1.130: Assisted Tool Approvals, Compact Diffs, and the Agent Host Grows Up
July 16, 2026 VS Code 1.129: The Agent Host Arrives, Modern UI Preview, and Chat-Driven Terminal Commands
July 8, 2026 VS Code 1.128: Copilot Vision GA, Multi-Chat Claude Sessions, and OS-Level Shortcuts
July 6, 2026 VS Code 1.127 Deep Dive: Browser Agents Go GA, Session Groups, and the Death of the Ollama Built-In
July 1, 2026 VS Code 1.127: A Major Leap for AI Agents and Enterprise Workflows
June 18, 2026 VSCode 1.125 — Integrated Browser, Native Copilot MDM Policies, and Smarter Extension Updates
June 8, 2026 VSCode 1.124 June Updates — Session State Persistence, AI_AGENT Standardization, and Agents Window Polish
June 7, 2026 VSCode 1.124 — Agents Window Gets WSL, Keyboard Shortcuts, and UX Polish
June 3, 2026 VSCode 1.123 — Session Sync, Research Agent, and Delayed Extension Updates Land
May 28, 2026 VSCode 1.122: BYOK Goes Air-Gapped, Agents Get Observable