Visual Studio Code 1.136 (Insiders)

Name: Visual Studio Code
Author: Microsoft

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Welcome to the 1.136 Insiders release of Visual Studio Code.

These release notes cover the Insiders build of VS Code and continue to evolve as new features are added.

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

Happy Coding!

August 26, 2026

Add support for asking agents in enabled Agent Merge sessions to update pull request branches that are behind the base branch or have merge conflicts. #332752: Setting to detect and auto-resolve merge conflicts
Delegated sessions appear beside their creator, inherit its custom group, and provide a Created by link to the source chat, making independently scoped work easier to trace. #331554: Show delegated child chats/sessions in the Agent Sessions UI
Completed create_session, create_chat, and targeted send_message tool calls show linked session or chat titles, making delegated work easier to identify and open. #332741: create_session link/artifact is ugly
Add VS Code support for session-aware Voice mode so compatible voice backends can report active and recent session status, navigate between sessions, and direct later voice turns to the selected session. #329488: Voice mode: add session awareness and session navigation

The chat Artifacts pill uses a package icon instead of an archive icon, making it clearer that the pill represents generated outputs from the current session. #332069: Use a different icon for the Artifacts pill

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