{"slug": "visual-studio-code-1-123", "title": "Visual Studio Code 1.123", "summary": "Microsoft released Visual Studio Code 1.123 on May 29, 2026, introducing the ability to hand off chat sessions to a standalone Agents window and to add area screenshots as chat context from the integrated browser. The update also includes support for sending chat requests with only attachments, updated Electron 42 with Chromium 148 and Node.js 22.x, and fixes for BYOK reasoning model errors and Windows CLI flag failures.", "body_md": "# Visual Studio Code 1.123\n\nFollow us on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/vs-code), [X](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=533687), [Bluesky](https://bsky.app/profile/vscode.dev)\n\n*Last updated: May 29, 2026*\n\nWelcome to the 1.123 release of Visual Studio Code.\n\nHappy Coding!\n\n## May 29, 2026\n\n-\nYou 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.\n\n[#316565](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/316565) -\nIn the integrated browser, you can now add an area screenshot as context to chat by selecting a region of the page.\n\n[#318791](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/318791) -\nPrompt file subcommands can now be invoked with a space instead of a colon, for example\n\n`/chronicle tips`\n\ninstead of`/chronicle:tips`\n\n.[#318867](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/318867)\n\n## May 28, 2026\n\n-\nChat 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.\n\n[#317776](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/317776) -\nAgent mode chat indicators in the title bar are now hidden when Zen mode is active.\n\n[#318848](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/318848) -\nCopilot Cloud tasks now renders with the same tool cards, edit diffs, and terminal output as local Copilot CLI sessions.\n\n[#318646](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/318646) -\nFixed\n\n`/doc`\n\nplacing Python docstrings before decorators instead of inside the function body.[#318571](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/318571) -\nFixed BYOK reasoning models from OpenRouter, DeepSeek, and similar providers failing with HTTP 400 errors after tool calls.\n\n[#318809](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/318809) -\nFixed the\n\n`--folder-uri`\n\nand`--file-uri`\n\nCLI flags failing silently on Windows when not used as the last argument or when combined with`--wait`\n\n.[#308150](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/308150)\n\n## May 27, 2026\n\n-\nUpdated to Electron 42, which includes Chromium 148 and Node.js 22.x.\n\n[#292445](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/292445) -\nThe AI Customization management editor now uses a compact header mode for a cleaner, more integrated look.\n\n[#318378](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/318378) -\nBrowser-related settings now appear in their own section in the Settings editor.\n\n[#318602](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/318602)\n\n## May 26, 2026\n\n-\nThe Agents window now displays sessions in a grid layout.\n\n[#317309](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/317309) -\nAgent feedback in the Agents window now supports threaded replies, so you can respond to individual comments.\n\n[#318324](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/318324) -\nSteering 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.\n\n[#318456](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/318456) -\nWhen 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.\n\n[#316275](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/pull/316275)\n\nWe really appreciate people trying our new features as soon as they are ready, so check back here often and learn what's new.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/visual-studio-code-1-123", "canonical_source": "https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_123", "published_at": "2026-06-03 17:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-30 17:06:51.376663+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "ai-agents", "generative-ai"], "entities": ["Visual Studio Code", "Copilot", "LinkedIn", "Bluesky"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/visual-studio-code-1-123", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/visual-studio-code-1-123.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/visual-studio-code-1-123.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/visual-studio-code-1-123.jsonld"}}