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  • Visual Studio Code Server

    Architecture We want to provide a unified VS Code experience no matter how you use the editor, whether it's local or remote, in the desktop or in the browser. Access to the VS Code Server is built in to the existing code CLI. The CLI establishes a tunnel between a VS Code client and your remote machine.

  • What is a VS Code workspace?

    Learn about Visual Studio Code workspaces What is a VS Code workspace? A Visual Studio Code workspace is the collection of one or more folders that are opened in a VS Code window (instance). In most cases, you will have a single folder opened as the workspace. However, depending on your development workflow, you can include more than one folder, using an advanced configuration called Multi ...

  • Introducing the Agent Host for persistent, portable agent sessions

    Explore how the VS Code Agent Host and AHP support multiple agent harnesses with durable, synchronized local and remote sessions.

  • VS Code Remote Development

    GitHub Codespaces GitHub Codespaces provides remote development environments that are managed for you. You can configure and create a development environment hosted in the cloud, which is spun up and available when you need it. Questions or feedback See Tips and Tricks or the FAQ. Search on Stack Overflow. Add a feature request or report a problem.

  • UX Guidelines | Visual Studio Code Extension API

    UX Guidelines These guidelines cover the best practices for creating extensions that seamlessly integrate with VS Code's native interface and patterns. In these guidelines, you can expect to find: An outline of VS Code's overall UI architecture and elements Recommendations and examples for UI contributed by an extension Links to relevant guides and samples Before diving into the details, it's ...

  • November 2023 (version 1.85) - Visual Studio Code

    Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code November 2023 Release (1.85)

  • Remote Development using SSH - Visual Studio Code

    Remote Development using SSH The Visual Studio Code Remote - SSH extension allows you to open a remote folder on any remote machine, virtual machine, or container with a running SSH server and take full advantage of VS Code's feature set. Once connected to a server, you can interact with files and folders anywhere on the remote filesystem. No source code needs to be on your local machine to ...

  • Visual Studio Code 1.137

    Welcome to the 1.137 release of Visual Studio Code. This release helps you automate recurring work, continue quick chats in a workspace, talk with agents by voice, and work with GitHub issues and pull requests without leaving the Agents window. The Story of VS Code: Watch the VS Code documentary and discover how the editor and its community evolved. Automations (Preview): Schedule recurring ...

  • Visual Studio Code 1.136

    Welcome to the 1.136 release of Visual Studio Code. This release helps you finish pull requests with agents and manage agent work across complex workspaces and related chats. Agent Merge (Preview): Resolve review feedback, failed checks, and merge conflicts until your pull request is ready to merge. Multi-root workspaces (Experimental): Work with Copilot and Claude agent sessions across all ...

  • Visual Studio Code 1.130

    Welcome to the 1.130 release of Visual Studio Code. This release brings agent host improvements, faster review workflows in the Agents window, better chat visibility, and smarter terminal link handling. The agent host: Run sessions in a dedicated process that you can connect to from multiple VS Code windows. Agents window improvements (Preview): Review multi-file changes faster with compact ...

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