Visual Studio Code v1.101 Changelog

This update is all about making AI-assisted coding smoother and less frustrating. If you use VS Code to write code—especially if you use the built-in AI to help you build apps or fix bugs—this release makes the AI feel more like a helpful partner and less like a clunky tool.

What's new

• Custom AI chat modes: You can now create your own modes for the AI chat. For example, you can set up a "Planning" mode where the AI is only allowed to read your files and give advice, but not actually change your code.
• Smarter AI connections (MCP support): VS Code's AI can now connect to external tool servers (called MCP servers) that require a password or login. It also lets developers build and publish their own AI tools more easily.
• Tool sets: When the AI uses tools to do things like read files or check GitHub notifications, you can now group those tools into "sets." This makes it much easier to turn specific groups of tools on or off.
• Track AI work in Source Control: You can now assign and track tasks for GitHub's AI coding agent directly from VS Code's source control menu.
• AI fixes for your settings: If you mess up your task configurations (the settings that tell VS Code how to run your code), there is now a "Fix with GitHub Copilot" button to automatically solve the errors.

Improvements

• Easier chat reading: It is now much easier to tell your messages apart from the AI's responses in the chat window.
• Quickly undo prompts: If the AI goes down the wrong path, you can easily undo your last prompt. Just hover over your message and click the "X" button, or use a quick keyboard shortcut to rewind the conversation.
• Better file context: Instead of a clunky toggle button, VS Code now just suggests adding your current file to the AI's context. You can quickly add or remove it by pressing Shift+Tab, then Enter.
• Smarter code edits: When the AI edits your files, VS Code is smarter about how it applies those changes. It temporarily turns off auto-save and error highlights while the AI is typing, so your code doesn't look like a broken mess while it's being updated.
• New keyboard shortcuts: The shortcuts to keep or undo AI code changes have been changed so they no longer clash with popular editing commands.

Fixes

• Python security patch: The official Python extension had a security vulnerability, which has now been fixed to keep your projects safe.

Breaking changes

No breaking changes in this release.