Visual Studio Code v1.112 Changelog

This update is all about making AI helpers smarter and more independent. If you use AI to write code, test apps, or manage large projects, this release gives you better ways to let the AI do the heavy lifting while keeping an eye on what it's doing.

What's new

• Integrated browser debugging: You can now test and debug web apps from start to finish right inside VS Code. You no longer have to jump over to a separate web browser to see how your app runs.
• Autopilot for Copilot CLI: You can now give your AI command-line helper (Copilot CLI) different levels of freedom. "Autopilot" mode lets the AI automatically approve actions, answer its own questions, and keep working until the task is completely finished without interrupting you.
• Image and binary file support: AI agents can now look at pictures (like screenshots or diagrams) and read complex binary files (shown as a "hexdump," which is a raw text view of computer data). If an agent generates a screenshot, you can click it in the chat to open a gallery view.
• Automatic symbol references: When you copy a piece of code (like a function or class name) and paste it into the AI chat, VS Code automatically turns it into a special link. This gives the AI instant background info on that code, helping it give you better answers.
• Message steering and queueing: If the Copilot CLI is working on a task, you don't have to wait for it to finish to type. You can send new messages to steer it in a different direction or line up follow-up questions while it's still thinking.
• /troubleshoot command: If your AI agent is acting up or running slowly, you can type /troubleshoot in the chat. It reads the background logs to tell you exactly why tools were skipped, why instructions failed to load, or what caused a lag.
• Export and import debug logs: You can now save the background logs of what an AI agent did and share them with other people, which is super helpful for figuring out tricky problems together.
• MCP server sandboxing: You can now run local MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers in a "sandbox"—a safe, isolated space that limits what the AI can access on your computer.

Improvements

• Preview changes before delegating: When you hand a task over to Copilot CLI, it creates a temporary workspace to do the work. VS Code now shows you a list of your uncommitted changes right in the chat window, making it much easier to decide what code you want to copy over to that new workspace.
• Clickable file links in terminal: When Copilot CLI mentions a file in the terminal, those file paths are now clickable. Previously, the terminal didn't understand the special folders Copilot CLI used, so the links wouldn't open correctly.
• Monorepo customizations: A "monorepo" is a giant code repository that holds lots of smaller projects. You can now share AI instructions and skills across all the smaller projects in a monorepo, so you don't have to set them up one by one.

Fixes

• Broken terminal links: Fixed an issue where the terminal's link detector didn't recognize the ~/.copilot/session-state/ directory structure. Both absolute (full path) and relative (short path) links generated by Copilot CLI now open correctly.

Breaking changes

No breaking changes in this release.