🚀 The VS Code September release (v1.105) is here! Check out what's new: 🛠️ GitHub MCP registry integration 🔀 Resolve merge conflicts with AI 🔔 OS notifications for tasks & chat responses 🧠 Chain of thought with GPT-5-Codex …and more: aka.ms/VSCodeRelease 🧵 Here are the highlights...

Ever wondered what the latest AI features in VS Code can do for you? 🤔 Join James Montemagno as he walks through highlights like Claude Sonnet 4.5 & GPT-5, Plan Mode & Chain of Thought, Copilot Coding Agent, and AI Merge Conflict Resolution. 📺 Watch the full video: youtu.be/EGZKvuB5jWw

Tired of being AI's personal tutor? 📖 New @vscode.dev guide: teach your AI once, benefit forever. Context engineering = no more "remember my project uses React not Vue" every single chat. Set it, forget it, ship it 🚀 code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot... #AI #ContextEngineering

The new VS Code release dropped yesterday - check out our latest video from James Montemagno telling you exactly what you need to know! youtu.be/9qAkd2mGYCo

🚀 v1.104 of VS Code is here! Check out what's new: 🤖 Improved coding agent integration 📄 AGENTS.md file support for better context 🔍 New Auto mode (Preview) for smart model selection 🔑 Model flexibility via BYOK extension API …and more: aka.ms/VSCodeRelease Here are the highlights 🧵

We're so excited to bring you VS Code Dev Days - a global community initiative to explore the AI capabilities within VS Code! With more than 60 worldwide, in-person events and 4 special virtual editions, there's an event for you. Learn more: aka.ms/VSCode/DevDa...

It's Monday, which means a new episode of the VS Code Insiders Podcast just dropped! This week, learn about August's iteration plan and hear firsthand from engineer Daniel Imms how the terminal tools have been re-written: www.vscodepodcast.com/2

I did an overhaul of the Awesome Copilot README to make it easier to install the prompts, instructions, and chat modes to VS Code - there are nice big buttons to click! github.com/github/aweso...

v1.103 of VS Code is here! Check out what's new: 🚀 GPT-5 rolling out to VS Code today 🛠️ Enable more than 128 MCP tools with virtual tools ✅ Chat checkpoints 🌳 Git worktree support …and much more: aka.ms/VSCodeRelease Here are some of the highlights 🧵

GPT-5 is rolling out to VS Code today! Starting today, GPT-5 is rolling out to all paid GitHub Copilot plans. GPT-5 is OpenAI's most capable model yet, bringing new advances in reasoning, coding, and chat. Learn more about the GPT-5 model availability: github.blog/changelog/20...

We are beginning rollout of the Python Environments Extension! Anyone can install and enable the extension and its a game changer so give it a try and send in your feedback! (see these extra enablement details if you are on VS Code insiders: github.com/microsoft/vs...)

MCP for Beginners course with 10 hands-on labs, available in 40+ languages! 🌍 🎓 Learn MCP fundamentals with practical examples in .NET, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, and Python using VS Code. 🔗 Get started now: aka.ms/mcp-for-begi...

The full MCP experience is now in VS Code! 🚀 From secure auth to prompts, resources, and sampling, MCP is now a complete foundation for building AI agents. Read the full post:

📢 This week we're extending agent mode on the VS Code Livestream! Join Olivia Guzzardo and friends for demos showcasing how to unlock the full potential of agent mode using MCP servers and extension tools. Thursday, June 12, 8 am Pacific ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=T44T... #vscode #agentmode #mcp

New #PostgreSQL IDE in #VSCode dropped last week—& it's 🔥. It topped Postgres Weekly, hit #1 on Hacker News, & already has 60K installs Oh & it's not Azure-specific—& works with any Postgres. I'm so glad this FINALLY exists 💥 👀 Read the blog post: techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/adforpo...

Remote development in VS Code enables you to develop almost anything, from anywhere. Combine that with integrated AI features, and you have an incredibly flexible and powerful dev environment. Learn more about how AI features in remote development "just work": code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/0...

Absolutely massive news. Microsoft just open sourced Copilot! Check out our exclusive interview with Erich Gamma, creator of VS Code, and Kai Maetzel, Copilot Lead to get all of the details! youtu.be/GMmaYUcdMyU

Syntax sat down with the amazing Erich Gamma, creator of VS Code, and Kai Maetzel, Copilot Lead to discuss the details of VSCode open sourcing the AI features. youtu.be/GMmaYUcdMyU

Today, we're announcing plans to make VS Code an open source AI editor. We believe AI development should stay true to VS Code's core principles: open, collaborative, and community-driven. Let's build the future of software development together. aka.ms/open-source-...

📢 📢 @burkeholland.bsky.social and @james.montemagno.com break down the three AI modes in @code — Ask, Edit, and Agent — and show how (and when) to use each. 💬 Tips, demos, and a side quest into the world of MCPs. No buzzwords were harmed in the making of this video. ▶️ youtu.be/s7Qzq0ejhjg

Join us for VS Code Live: Agent Mode Day on April 16th! aka.ms/VSCodeLiveAg... With live demos on agent mode, MCP servers, Bring Your Own Key, and more, you don't want to miss this.

Smaller prompts, better results. Read about how custom instructions can drastically improve your results with GitHub Copilot in our blog:

Introducing the next evolution of completions in GitHub Copilot: Next Edit Suggestions (preview). Learn more: https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/02/12/next-edit-suggestions

GitHub Copilot just got an upgrade 🤖 Agent mode is now available in preview and Copilot Edits is generally available, both in @vscode.dev. Plus you can check out a sneak peek at our SWE agent 👀 github.blog/news-insight...

Version 1.97 of VS Code is out now with Copilot Next Edit Suggestions, Python no-config debugging, SVG image preview, and more! Full release notes: https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_97 Here are some of the highlights… 🧵

Another experimental feature in Python Environments extension. Activate/De-activate environment button for terminals. Set `python-envs.terminal.showActivateButton` to try it out.

In the latest pre-release of the Python Environments extension, you can select the library you want to install and click the edit button to set version constraints. You can do this with multiple libraries and include libs not in the list.

Want to work with the coolest team around? VS Code is hiring product designers👇 Senior Product Designer: https://jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/job/1798667/Senior-Product-Designer Product Designer II: https://jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/job/1798665/Product-Designer-II

🤏🔄 @lszomoru.bsky.social prototyped Quick Input drag & drop last month and now we've got it in @vscode.dev Insiders! Let me know what you think! code.visualstudio.com/insiders/

Claude 3.5 Sonnet, directly in VS Code. Available to everyone today with GitHub Copilot Free. Learn more: aka.ms/copilot-free

this was FUN and I'm so excited that everyone can access GitHub Copilot for free now. if you want to see a dev (me) learn how to leverage Copilot in the silliest way possible, watch this replay 😅

A new free tier of GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code. ✅ 2,000 code completions per month 💬 50 chat messages per month 💫 Models like Claude 3.5 Sonnet or GPT-4o ♥️ More fun for you Check it out today! Oh yeah, and we passed 150M developers on GitHub 💅 github.blog/news-insight...

Announcing GitHub Copilot Free! A new free tier for GitHub Copilot, available for everyone today in VS Code. No trial. No subscription. No credit card required. Learn more in our blog: aka.ms/copilot-free

Prepare to take flight 👀

I'm doing a stream takeover on the @vscode.dev channels! that's an exciting new launch coming, and my friends @cassidoo.co, @jherr.dev, and @shaundai.com are going to help me build something festive from scratch 🎄 see you there!

Have certain style guidelines that you want Copilot Chat to incorporate into its responses? Custom instructions allow you to provide instructions in natural language, tailoring responses to your preferences. Learn more: code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot...

“I wish GitHub Copilot Chat could edit files directly!” It CAN 🤠 code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot...

Python in VS Code Wrapped!!! devblogs.microsoft.com/python/2024-...

We published a new extension guide for using VS Code's new LanguageModelTool API! code.visualstudio.com/api/extensio... s/o @ntrogh.bsky.social