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Visual Studio Code backs multi-chat Claude sessions

Multi-chat Claude sessions allow VS Code users to run multiple related conversation threads in one Claude agent session instead of separate top-level sessions.

By Paul Krill

Jul 13, 20262 mins

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Microsoft accelerates pace of VS Code development

In future, Microsoft will publish stable releases of Visual Studio Code weekly instead of monthly.

By Maxwell Cooter

Mar 13, 2026 2 mins

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Visual Studio Code previews agent plugins

Latest VS Code update introduces prepackaged bundles of chat customizations that can include skills, commands, agents, MCP servers, and hooks.

By Paul Krill

Mar 5, 2026 3 mins

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JetBrains introduces Java to Kotlin converter for Visual Studio Code

Extension that converts individual Java files to Kotlin code aims to ease the transition to Kotlin for Java developers.

By Paul Krill

Feb 20, 2026 2 mins

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Visual Studio Code update shines on coding agents

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

By Paul Krill

Feb 5, 2026 3 mins

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Visual Studio Code adds agent development extension

The Copilot Studio extension lets developers use any VS Code-compatible AI assistant to develop AI agents, then sync with Copilot Studio for testing and iteration.

By Paul Krill

Jan 16, 2026 2 mins

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Why ‘boring’ VS Code keeps winning

Developer trust in tools and a reliable ecosystem are a hard combination to beat. Competing tools, like Google’s Antigravity, need to deliver more than innovation.

By Matt Asay

Jan 12, 2026 7 mins

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Visual Studio Code adds support for agent skills

An experimental feature in VS Code 1.108, Agent Skills are folders of instructions, scripts, and resources that GitHub Copilot can load for specialized tasks.

By Paul Krill

Jan 9, 2026 3 mins

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Visual Studio Code adds multi-agent orchestration

With Visual Studio Code 1.107, developers can use GitHub Copilot and custom agents together and delegate work across local, background, and cloud agents.

By Paul Krill

Dec 12, 2025 3 mins

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Visual Studio Code unifies UI for managing coding agents

Agent HQ provides a single location for managing both local and remote coding agents and introduces a plan agent that breaks down complex tasks into steps before coding.

By Paul Krill

Nov 14, 2025 4 mins

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