Visual Studio Code 1.137 (Insiders)

Last updated: September 3, 2026

Welcome to the 1.137 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.

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

Happy Coding!

September 2, 2026

View each model's context size as a single token limit instead of separate input and output limits. #292247: Do not render input/output token limits separately
Add support for attaching GitHub issues and pull requests from the Add Context... menu in every chat input. #334112: Chat: expose GitHub issue and pull request attachments in every Add Context menu
Add support for rendering pasted GitHub issue and pull request URLs as compact links in Chat and the Agents window while preserving the full URL in the prompt. Disable this behavior with chat.pasteGitHubLinksAsReferences Open in VS Code Open in VS Code Insiders . #334061: Chat: Render pasted GitHub issue and pull request URLs as links
Keep Copilot agent-host shell commands consistent with your local development environment: enabling chat.agentHost.shellTool.initScript.enabled Open in VS Code Open in VS Code Insiders loads your Bash or PowerShell profile and activates the workspace's selected Python environment before each command. #332046: Adopt custom init script copilot SDK API
Changed binary files remain visible in multi-diff editors with a Binary file changed placeholder and an Open Diff action that opens a standalone diff editor. #206062: multi-diff-editor should show skipped binary files

Pasting a GitHub issue or pull request URL into the new-session composer adds a context pill. Removing the URL removes the pill while preserving explicitly attached context. #333845: When I paste a PR or issue link, the pill should update
New-session controls list Workspace, Harness, and the issue or pull request picker in that order, so your workspace selection determines the available harnesses before you add context. #333807: Swap harness with workspace picker

MCP: Add Server installs servers into the focused Copilot CLI or agent-host session by default, with Install Server Locally... available for local configuration. #305331: AHP: MCP server configuration

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