Visual Studio Code 1.137 (Insiders)

Visual Studio Code 1.137 (Insiders) released on September 2, 2026, adds a feature to display each model's context size as a single token limit instead of separate input and output limits, and improves the new-session composer by adding context pills for pasted GitHub issue or pull request URLs. The update also reorders new-session controls to Workspace, Harness, and issue/PR picker, and makes MCP Add Server install servers into the focused Copilot CLI or agent-host session by default.

Visual Studio Code 1.137 Insiders Follow 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 , Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vscode.ig | Follow Insiders Changelog on X https://x.com/VSCodeChangelog or Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/vscodechangelog.bsky.social Last updated: September 2, 2026 Welcome to the 1.137 Insiders release of Visual Studio Code. These release notes cover the Insiders build of VS Code and continue to evolve as new features are added. You can still track our progress in the Commit log https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/commits/main and our list of Closed issues https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20is%3Aclosed%20milestone%3A1.137.0 . These release notes were generated using GitHub Copilot and might contain inaccuracies. Happy Coding September 2, 2026 - View each model's context size as a single token limit instead of separate input and output limits. 292247: Do not render input/output token limits separately https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/292247 September 1, 2026 - Pasting a GitHub issue or pull request URL into the new-session composer adds a context pill. Removing the URL removes the pill while preserving explicitly attached context. 333845: When I paste a PR or issue link, the pill should update https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/333845 - New-session controls list Workspace , Harness , and the issue or pull request picker in that order, so your workspace selection determines the available harnesses before you add context. 333807: Swap harness with workspace picker https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/333807 August 31, 2026 MCP: Add Server installs servers into the focused Copilot CLI or agent-host session by default, with Install Server Locally... available for local configuration. 305331: AHP: MCP server configuration https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/305331 We really appreciate people trying our new features as soon as they are ready, so check back here often and learn what's new.