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Get started with AI agents

Hand off tasks to autonomous AI agents that iterate until the job is done. Run them locally, in the background, or in the cloud, with your choice of AI provider. Track all sessions without leaving VS Code.

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Optimize your AI usage

Tips to help you get the most out of AI agents, while optimizing for cost and performance.

Test and debug with browser agents

Let AI agents use the integrated browser to validate and fix issues in your application.

Customize AI for your project

Configure custom instructions, skills, and MCP servers to tailor AI to your workflow.

Set up VS Code

Install VS Code on Windows, macOS, or Linux and get running.

Learn VS Code basics

Explore the editor, settings, extensions, and key features.

VS Code for enterprise

Learn how to configure VS Code for enterprise environments with policies, extension management, and AI customization options.

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VS Code 1.133 release

Switch between Anthropic and Copilot models mid-session, keep track of prompts in long chats, and see local HTML changes refresh automatically.

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Diagnose prompt caching

Use the Cache Explorer to compare model requests, pinpoint where the prompt prefix diverges, and improve your cache hit rate to reduce token cost and latency.

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Iterating faster with TypeScript 7

How the VS Code and TypeScript teams collaborated to adopt TypeScript 7, speeding up builds and improving the day-to-day editing loop for both developers and agents.