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Visual Studio Code
@code
The open source AI code editor
Sep 12 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
With the latest @code release, the Language Model Chat Provider extension API is finalized - what does that mean for you?

Models can now be contributed via extensions, so with a single install, you get more model choice via Bring Your Own Key.

Here are some extensions you can install now… 🧵 The AI Toolkit extension enables you to explore and evaluate models.

And now you have access to its provided models directly in @code, whether it's a custom model you've tuned in Azure AI Foundry, a local model via Foundry Local, or any of the models in GitHub Models. aka.ms/AIToolkit
Aug 7 • 15 tweets • 5 min read
v1.103 of @code is here! Check out what's new:

🚀 GPT-5 rolling out to @code today
🛠️ Enable more than 128 MCP tools with virtual tools
✅ Chat checkpoints
🌳 Git worktree support

…and much more:

Here are some of the highlights 🧵 aka.ms/VSCodeReleaseA thumbnail with a dark background and the VS Code logo that reads "What's new in Visual Studio Code July Update 1.103, Use GPT-5 in chat, chat checkpoints to restore previous states, a revamped tool picker interface, support for more than 128 tools per agent request, automatic startup for MCP servers, enhanced terminal command approvals, Git worktree support for checking out multiple branches, fast code search for Azure DevOps repositories, a customizable language model selector, and a dedicated view for managing coding agent chat sessions". Starting today, GPT-5 is rolling out to all paid GitHub Copilot plans. GPT-5 is OpenAI's most capable model yet, bringing new advances in reasoning, coding, and chat.
Jun 19 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Whether you're building, testing, designing, or automating, there's likely an MCP server that can help you do it in VS Code!

🧵 If you want to work with MCP in @code, here are some servers to explore: A thumbnail with a dark background and the VS Code and MCP logos that reads "MCP Servers in Visual Studio Code". Azure: seamlessly connect AI agents to Azure services. Use it standalone or with the GitHub Copilot for Azure extension in VS Code.

github.com/Azure/azure-mcp
Apr 7 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
Big updates in the latest @code release:
✨ Extend agent mode (now available in VS Code Stable!) with MCP tools
✨ A unified chat experience
✨ Use your own API key to access more language models
...and so much more



Let’s dive in 🧵 aka.ms/VSCodeReleaseA thumbnail with a dark background and the VS Code logo that says "What's new in Visual Studio Code March Update [1.99] -Agent mode in VS Code Stable -Extend agent mode with MCP tools -New tools for fetching web content and symbol references -Edit notebooks and cells from chat -Next Edit Suggestions GA -Unified chat experience -Use your own API key to access more language models (preview) -Better and faster workspace search with instant remote indexing" Agent mode is now available in VS Code Stable. Enable it by setting chat.agent.enabled ⚙️

In the coming weeks, we will be rolling out enablement by default to all users. A screenshot of the Chat view in VS Code with Agent selected in the mode dropdown
Dec 20, 2024 • 12 tweets • 3 min read
We just announced GitHub Copilot Free, available for everyone in @code

So what does this new free tier actually mean? 🧵 A thumbnail with a blue/black/green gradient background, and the VS Code and GitHub Copilot logos in the center. First off, all you need is a GitHub account.

No trial. No subscription. No credit card required.

Yes, really.
Oct 31, 2024 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
With the latest @code release, the Chat view has moved to the Secondary Side Bar by default.

Here are some tips with this change...🧵 A screenshot of VS Code showing the Copilot Chat view on the right hand side in the Secondary Side Bar You can use the Chat menu next to the Command Center to quickly bring up Chat in the Secondary Side Bar.

You can hide this menu with the chat.commandCenter.enabled setting ⚙️
Mar 5, 2024 • 9 tweets • 3 min read
Another month, another big batch of updates and features for @GitHub Copilot in VS @Code.

🤖 Change Chat font
🤖 New speech functionality
🤖 "live" mode
🤖 new #editor var and more!

Let's go...🧵 You can now change the font in the chat. This works for inline, ghost text, chat sidebar, etc.

BTW - cool "Minecraft" inspired mono-spaced font here:

github.com/IdreesInc/Mono…
Dec 21, 2023 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
🤖 GitHub Copilot just keeps getting smarter and smarter!

In case you missed them, here are 4 of the newest features that you're going to love 🧵 Gone are the days of trying to come up with descriptive commit messages... Let Copilot generate them for you ✨
Jul 21, 2023 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
Introducing new GitHub Copilot features in VS Code!

There's a LOT going on, so here's everything we have to show you...🧵 You can now move the chat session from the sidebar into the editor space. Which gives you a lot more room for....activities.
Feb 22, 2023 • 7 tweets • 4 min read
Have you tried @github Copilot yet? What do you think?

Here are just a few of the ways that we found Copilot useful...🧵 @github 1. Watch Copilot Explain Code Like a Human! 🙆

See the various ways Copilot labs explains your code like a person would. 👏
Oct 6, 2022 • 22 tweets • 10 min read
📢 The September release of @code is here!

code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_72

Lots of features and improvements this month, so here's a handy Twitter 🧵 with all the highlights. Let's go... First, some updates to the Extensions view...

VS Code now shows extensions updated during the last 7 days in the Recently Updated section of Updates in the Extensions view.
Sep 1, 2022 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
Time to update! The 1.71 release of VS Code is out TODAY.

code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_71

What’s in it? A lot. Here's your VS Code Release Notes Twitter thread...🧵 You can now open the merge editor directly from files with conflicts. A file that has a conflict will now automatically show an Open in Merge Editor button to transition between the text and merge editors.

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