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Last updated: March 5, 2026

These release notes cover the Insiders build of VS Code and continue to evolve as new features are added. To try the latest updates, download Insiders. To read these release notes online, go to code.visualstudio.com/updates.

You can still track our progress in the Commit log and our list of Closed issues.

These release notes were generated using GitHub Copilot and might contain inaccuracies.

Happy Coding!

March 5, 2026

  • VS Code now recursively searches for *.instructions.md files in subdirectories under .github/instructions/, matching the behavior of Copilot CLI and web-based GitHub Copilot agents. Previously, only files in the root .github/instructions/ directory were discovered. #295944

  • You can now copy the name of an item in the Source Control Repositories view by using the context menu option Copy Stash Name, Copy Branch Name, or other. #289824

  • Custom agent frontmatter now supports agent-scoped chat hooks. These hooks only run when the custom agent is selected or invoked via runSubagent. #299337

  • A new /troubleshoot slash command injects agent mode event logs into the chat context. Use it to ask the agent which customizations are loaded, how many tokens are consumed, debug instructions, and more. #299344

  • CLI sessions now support folder and repository isolation, in addition to worktree isolation. #299376

March 4, 2026

  • AI CLI terminal profiles now get a dedicated group in the terminal dropdown, making them easier to discover instead of being listed among other profiles. #293554

March 3, 2026

  • MCP Apps now support file downloads. #298836

  • Add Ctrl+F5 keyboard shortcut for a page refresh in the integrated browser, instead of unexpectedly opening the browser debugger. #291219

March 2, 2026

  • Added OpenTelemetry instrumentation support for Copilot Chat, enabling observability and performance tracing. #298834

  • Chat tips now only appear when a single chat session or the welcome view is visible, avoiding tips in sessions where multiple chat editors are open. #297759

  • After a user acts on or dismisses a chat tip, no more tips are shown for the rest of that session. #297682

  • You can now Go to Definition on localization placeholder strings (for example, %config.settingName%) in package.json to jump directly to the corresponding entry in package.nls.json. #297496

  • Selecting an agent plugin in the Extensions view now opens a detail view with an uninstall button, rendered README, and a list of contributed features. #297246

March 1, 2026

  • Markdown tables in chat now render with a horizontal scrollbar and improved column widths. #265062

February 28, 2026

  • Full-width CJK punctuation characters now render with consistent widths. #242138

  • Add a new foldedLine unit to the cursorMove command, enabling vim-like cursor movement that treats each folded region as a single step. #81498

February 27, 2026

  • Adjusts chat accessibility announcements so the accessibility.verboseChatProgressUpdates setting is respected, reducing unintended speech output (e.g. auto-synthesized TTS) for in-progress "thinking"/progress content. #296720

  • The confirm button in the ask_questions tool's multi-page UI is repositioned on the last page to prevent overlap with the next-page arrow. #292404

  • Theme token customization now supports relative numeric values for font sizes and weights, instead of requiring absolute numbers. #285891

We really appreciate people trying our new features as soon as they are ready, so check back here often and learn what's new.