microsoft/vscode 1.99.0

March 2025

on GitHub

Welcome to the March 2025 release of Visual Studio Code. There are many updates in this version that we hope you'll like, some of the key highlights include:

• Agent mode

  • Agent mode is available in VS Code Stable. Enable it by setting chat.agent.enabled:true (more...).
  • Extend agent mode with Model Context Protocol (MCP) server tools (more...).
  • Try the new built-in tools in agent mode for fetching web content, finding symbol references, and deep thinking (more...).

• Code editing

  • Next Edit Suggestions is now generally available (more...).
  • Benefit from fewer distractions such as diagnostics events while AI edits are applied in the editor (more...).

• Chat

  • Use your own API keys to access more language models in chat (preview) (more...).
  • Easily switch between ask, edit, and agent mode from the unified chat experience (more...).
  • Experience improved workspace search speed and accuracy with instant remote workspace indexing (more...).

• Notebook editing

  • Create and edit notebooks as easily as code files with support for edit and agent mode (more...).

For the complete release notes go to Updates on code.visualstudio.com.

Insiders: Want to try new features as soon as possible? You can download the nightly Insiders build and try the latest updates as soon as they are available.