Graphic highlighting VS Code March Releases (v1.111–1.115) with updates on agent permissions, Autopilot, subagents, browser debugging, image and video support, MCP sandbox servers, and faster workspace search.

We've been shipping a lot with our VS Code weekly releases! 🚀

Here's a roundup of some of the highlights from the past month:

🤖 Autopilot
🌐 Integrated browser debugging
🎨 Refreshed themes
… and much more!

See what's new in our changelog: aka.ms/VSCode/Chang...

Happy coding! 💙

VS Code Learn - YouTube Welcome to VS Code Learn, a series focused on agent-first development in Visual Studio Code. These short modules show how to use modern AI-powered workflows ...

And to go straight into the videos, check out our playlist: aka.ms/vsc-learn

⭐ Ready to build your first app using agent-first development in VS Code?

We just dropped new VS Code Learn content with our first guided video series, focused on the foundations of agent-first development directly in VS Code.

Start the learning path here:
aka.ms/VSCode/Learn

@code introduces message steering and queuing.
You can now send follow-up messages while an agent request is still running.

🔴 Let it Cook - Agent Host Protocol in VS Code Discover the latest enhancements to VS Code's Agent Host Protocol in version 1.115! Join James, Burke, and Pierce as they showcase intelligent agent session ...

The boys are back! Burke, James and Pierce are live in 10 minutes with a walkthrough of the latest enhancements to VS Code's Agent Host Protocol! This one is perfect for developers building agent-powered VS Code extensions and automation workflows. ➡️ youtube.com/live/XjkuVPy...

This is no April Fools’ joke… we just hit 1M subscribers on YouTube 🎉

Thank you to our amazing community for building, learning, and growing with us. This milestone is yours, happy coding! 💙

VS Code logo with the text ‘VS Code v1.113 – New release’ on a dark background.

🔎 Also in this release: thinking effort, which lets you tune model depth for tasks that need more or less reasoning. Plus even more updates across Chat and agents: aka.ms/VSCode/113

On Wednesdays, we ship! 🚀

This week’s VS Code highlights include the new Customization window: a central place to manage all chat customizations.

🔴 VS Code Live: March Releases Recap Join us as we demo some of the major updates to VS Code and GitHub Copilot in the past month. This is your chance to chat live with members of the product te...

Weekly VS Code releases mean even more features to catch up on - our monthly recap livestreams are your chance to catch some of the highlights and hear directly from the product team!

Going live in 1 hour: youtube.com/live/3bj8Gs-...

Visual Studio Code 1.112 Learn what's new in Visual Studio Code 1.112

See what’s new: aka.ms/VSCode/112

🚀 A new VS Code weekly release is here!

One of our favorite features is integrated browser debugging, which lets you debug your web app end-to-end without leaving the editor.

🧠 Want to give your coding agent new capabilities? Use Agent Skills in VS Code!

Agent skills let you package instructions and resources into reusable capabilities for your agent. Skills can be loaded on demand and triggered via slash commands like /skill-name.

aka.ms/VSCode/Agent...

🌐 Agentic Browser Tools (Experimental) in VS Code!

Agents can now open pages, read content, click elements, and verify changes directly in the integrated browser while building your web app.

Enable ⚙️ workbench.browser.enableChatTools to try it out.

Learn mode: aka.ms/VSCode/Agent...

A screenshot of a post on X from @pierceboggan that says "You told us you wanted features available in Insiders to VS Code stable, faster. We're moving towards weekly stable releases to bring top features to VS Code."

The VS Code team builds with VS Code - this is a fundamental principle of how the team works, and it extends to AI capabilities too.

Learn more about how the team builds with AI, including how these processes have helped the team move from monthly to weekly releases: aka.ms/VSCode/Build...

Visual Studio Code 1.111 Learn what's new in Visual Studio Code 1.111

There are 10 types of people who'll love this week's VS Code release: those who read the version as one-point-one-hundred-eleven, and those who think we just shipped 1.7.

code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_111

SE Radio 711: Scott Hanselman on AI-Assisted Development Tools – Software Engineering Radio Scott Hanselman, the VP of Developer Community at Microsoft, speaks with host Jeremy Jung about AI-assisted coding. They start by considering how the tools are a progression from syntax highlighting…

What does real AI-assisted development look like?

In this episode of Software Engineering Radio, Scott Hanselman dives into agents, prompts, and why developers still need strong fundamentals.

🎧 Listen: se-radio.net/2026/03/se-r...

🔴 Let it Cook - A Dash of Cinnamon Join James Montemagno and Kayla Cinnamon as they spice up your VS Code workflow with the latest GitHub Copilot AI features. From agent mode to custom instruc...

Join James Montemagno and Kayla Cinnamon as they spice up your VS Code workflow with the latest GitHub Copilot AI features. From agent mode to custom instructions, we're turning up the heat on developer productivity. Tune in at 8 am PT! youtube.com/live/kLPihq6...

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Our VS Code YouTube is almost at 1M subscribers! Built something fun so you can watch it happen 👀 code.visualstudio.com/1m

🤖 Try Autopilot (Preview) in VS Code!

With Autopilot enabled, the agent stays in control of the workflow. It can run tools, retry on errors, and continue working until the task is complete.

Learn more: aka.ms/VSCode/Autop...

Have you tried forking chat sessions in VS Code? Create a new independent session that keeps the conversation history so you can explore alternative approaches without losing your original context. Watch the video to see how it works.
aka.ms/ForkingChat

Agent Hooks in VS Code let you enforce policies, run checks, and guide Copilot at key moments during a session. Instead of repeating prompts, you can program how agents behave in your workflow.

Learn how hooks work and when to use them. aka.ms/Hooks

Figma MCP server can now generate design layers from VS Code - GitHub Changelog GitHub Copilot users can now connect to the Figma MCP server to both pull design context into code and send rendered UI to Figma as editable frames. Together, these capabilities…

Learn more about how the Figma MCP server can now generate design layers from VS Code: github.blog/changelog/20...

The @figma.com MCP server now supports a full roundtrip workflow from VS Code! Bring Figma designs into code, then capture your rendered UI back to the Figma canvas as editable frames.

Join us for a special livestream tomorrow at 9:30 am PT to see it live in action: youtube.com/live/O1i-Te7...

🔴 Let it Cook - AI work work work work work flows Join Burke, Pierce, and James as we live code using the latest in VS Code, GitHub Copilot CLI, and some new fun tools that Burke has been building to streaml...

🔥 We're cooking in 60 minutes. Join @JamesMontemagno @BurkeHolland @PierceBoggan as they live code using the latest in VS Code, GitHub Copilot CLI plus some cool new stuff Burke's been building 🔮 youtube.com/live/QZxZgHt...

Want to bring GitHub Copilot Dev Days to your city?

Communities around the world can host a local event and be part of this global series.

🔗 Apply to host an event: aka.ms/githubcopilo...

GitHub Copilot Dev Days banner with dates March 15–May 15, 2026 and a GitHub Copilot illustration

🤖 GitHub Copilot Dev Days is coming!

From March 15 to May 15, developer communities worldwide will host free, hands-on events exploring GitHub Copilot with @code, the CLI, .NET, Java, Python, JavaScript, and more.

👉 Find an event near you: aka.ms/githubcopilo...

Want to see how these features can enhance your developer workflow?

Join us for our VS Code release livestream on March 19 at 8 AM PST!

🔔 Turn on notifications → aka.ms/VSCode/Mar19

Happy coding! 💙

February 2026 (version 1.110) What's new in the Visual Studio Code February 2026 Release (1.110).

Agents, for real work.

The latest VS Code release gives you better agent orchestration, extensibility, and continuity.

Here's what's new:

🪝 Hooks support
🎯 Message steering and queueing
🌐 Agentic integrated browser
🧠 Shared memory
And more...

🔎 Full release notes: aka.ms/VSCode/110

🔴 VS Code Live - Debugging Dockerfiles in VS Code Step through a Dockerfile build using the Debug Adapter Protocol in VS Code.🔗Link:https://www.docker.com/blog/debug-docker-builds-with-visual-studio-code/🎙...

⏳ We're live in 60 minutes. Today we're debugging Dockerfiles in VS Code. Join us as we demo a Dockerfile build using the Debug Adapter Protocol in VS Code ▶️ youtube.com/live/G6Nmc4X...