VS Code now enables Git AI co-authoring by default
8 hours ago
- #VS Code
- #Copilot
- #Development Tools
- Copilot agents can now be remotely controlled via GitHub.com or mobile to track and manage ongoing sessions.
- Codebase search includes semantic indexing across all workspaces and text search across GitHub repos or organizations.
- Dedicated context for skills isolates skill execution to maintain chat focus and improve answer quality.
- Chat session insights use local history for standup reports, tips, and queries via Chronicle (experimental).
- Enterprise control policies restrict AI feature access to trusted GitHub organizations.
- Token efficiency improvements include prompt caching, tool search tools, and agentic search/execution tools to reduce costs.
- Visual Studio Code Agents app (preview) offers a focused environment for parallel sessions and integrates with VS Code Insiders.
- WebSockets support for OpenAI models reduces latency and request size in chat workflows.
- Dev Container lockfile is enabled by default to secure Feature versions and checksums.
- TypeScript 7.0 Beta support improves performance and is available via a preview extension.