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Visual Studio Code 1.123

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Last updated: May 29, 2026

Welcome to the 1.123 release of Visual Studio Code.

Happy Coding!

May 29, 2026

  • You can now hand off a chat session from VS Code to the Agents window, so you can continue your conversation in the standalone agents experience. #316565

  • In the integrated browser, you can now add an area screenshot as context to chat by selecting a region of the page. #318791

  • Prompt file subcommands can now be invoked with a space instead of a colon, for example /chronicle tips instead of /chronicle:tips. #318867

May 28, 2026

  • Chat now lets you send a request with only attachments and no text. For example, you can attach an image or file and send it directly without adding a message. #317776

  • Agent mode chat indicators in the title bar are now hidden when Zen mode is active. #318848

  • Copilot Cloud tasks now renders with the same tool cards, edit diffs, and terminal output as local Copilot CLI sessions. #318646

  • Fixed /doc placing Python docstrings before decorators instead of inside the function body. #318571

  • Fixed BYOK reasoning models from OpenRouter, DeepSeek, and similar providers failing with HTTP 400 errors after tool calls. #318809

  • Fixed the --folder-uri and --file-uri CLI flags failing silently on Windows when not used as the last argument or when combined with --wait. #308150

May 27, 2026

  • Updated to Electron 42, which includes Chromium 148 and Node.js 22.x. #292445

  • The AI Customization management editor now uses a compact header mode for a cleaner, more integrated look. #318378

  • Browser-related settings now appear in their own section in the Settings editor. #318602

May 26, 2026

  • The Agents window now displays sessions in a grid layout. #317309

  • Agent feedback in the Agents window now supports threaded replies, so you can respond to individual comments. #318324

  • Steering messages sent during an agent host session now appear as their own user turn in the chat, instead of being folded into the in-flight turn. #318456

  • When agent mode runs multiple terminal commands in parallel, completion notifications are now batched into a single message instead of creating a separate agent turn for each command. #316275

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