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Welcome to the 1.123 release of Visual Studio Code.
Happy Coding!
May 29, 2026 #
You can now hand off a chat session from VS Code to the Agents window, so you can continue your conversation in the standalone agents experience.
#316565 - In the integrated browser, you can now add an area screenshot as context to chat by selecting a region of the page.
#318791 - Prompt file subcommands can now be invoked with a space instead of a colon, for example
/chronicle tips
instead of/chronicle:tips
May 28, 2026 #
Chat now lets you send a request with only attachments and no text. For example, you can attach an image or file and send it directly without adding a message.
#317776 - Agent mode chat indicators in the title bar are now hidden when Zen mode is active.
#318848 - Copilot Cloud tasks now renders with the same tool cards, edit diffs, and terminal output as local Copilot CLI sessions.
#318646 - Fixed
/doc
placing Python docstrings before decorators instead of inside the function body.#318571 - Fixed BYOK reasoning models from OpenRouter, DeepSeek, and similar providers failing with HTTP 400 errors after tool calls.
#318809 - Fixed the
`--folder-uri`
and`--file-uri`
CLI flags failing silently on Windows when not used as the last argument or when combined with--wait
May 27, 2026 #
Updated to Electron 42, which includes Chromium 148 and Node.js 22.x.
#292445 - The AI Customization management editor now uses a compact header mode for a cleaner, more integrated look.
#318378 - Browser-related settings now appear in their own section in the Settings editor.
May 26, 2026 #
The Agents window now displays sessions in a grid layout.
#317309 - Agent feedback in the Agents window now supports threaded replies, so you can respond to individual comments.
#318324 - Steering messages sent during an agent host session now appear as their own user turn in the chat, instead of being folded into the in-flight turn.
#318456 - When agent mode runs multiple terminal commands in parallel, completion notifications are now batched into a single message instead of creating a separate agent turn for each command.
#316275 We really appreciate people trying our new features as soon as they are ready, so check back here often and learn what's new.