GitHub Copilot’s upgraded coding agent, now accessible through a new agents panel, lets Visual Studio and VS Code developers ...

Microsoft's latest Visual Studio Code update adds custom instructions and reusable prompts for the Chat feature. The April 2025 release also includes better multi-window support.

The company announced that GPT-5 is now integrated into the IDE, and support for MCP is generally available as well.

News Copilot Compared: Advanced AI Features in Visual Studio 2022 vs. VS Code By David Ramel 06/18/2025 GitHub Copilot continues to evolve in both Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code, offering ...