Visual Studio Code 1.109: Watch AI Models Think

In VS Code chat, AI agents can now ask follow-up questions and generate Mermaid diagrams, and Anthropic Claude models show their detailed thought process.

GitHub adds Claude and Codex AI coding agents

Microsoft-owned GitHub continues to embrace OpenAI and Anthropic AI advances.
InfoWorld

GitHub previews support for Claude and Codex coding agents

Copilot Pro+ and Copilot Enterprise users now can run multiple coding agents directly inside GitHub, GitHub Mobile, and ...
Windows Report

Claude Sonnet 4.6 Rolls Out to GitHub Copilot With Improved Agentic Coding Skills

Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.6 is now rolling out in GitHub Copilot, bringing stronger agentic coding and search capabilities.
InfoWorld

Visual Studio Code update shines on coding agents

Visual Studio Code 1.109 introduces enhancements for providing agents with more skills and context and managing multiple agent sessions in parallel.
Visual Studio Magazine

Compare New GitHub Copilot Free Plan for Visual Studio/VS Code to Paid Plans

The original AI-powered code completion tool stemming from early OpenAI technology, GitHub Copilot, now comes in a free tier for the Visual Studio IDE and Visual Studio Code, along with other editors.
Windows Report

Microsoft Details New AI Reliability Features Coming to Visual Studio 2026

Microsoft outlines new AI reliability, agentic coding, and Copilot improvements coming to Visual Studio 2026, with a focus on performance.