Microsoft supercharges Visual Studio Code 1.116 with native AI and deep agent debugging

Stop hunting for extensions. Visual Studio Code 1.116 is here, baking GitHub Copilot directly into the core and giving you ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code Updates Boost AI Agents, Terminal Control and Copilot Workflow

Across the April 8 and April 15, 2026 releases, Visual Studio Code expanded its agent-focused tooling with a new companion app, better terminal interaction, session debugging and more built-in Copilot ...
Windows Report

Visual Studio Code Adds Built-In Copilot Chat and Agent Debug Logs

Microsoft has released Visual Studio Code version 1.116, introducing a set of AI-focused improvements that refine developer workflows and make Copilot available out of the box.
XDA Developers on MSN

VS Code is slowly becoming an operating system, and I’m not sure that’s a good thing

Consolidation is never a good thing.
InfoWorld

VS Code now updates weekly

Agents, browser debugging, and deprecation of Edit Mode are all highlighted in the latest versions of the popular code editor. With Microsoft now releasing stable updates to its Visual Studio Code ...