Visual Studio Code v1.133 Changelog
What changed in VS Code v1.133 — explained in plain English.
TLDR
- You can now mix and match AI models (like Claude and Copilot) in the same chat.
- Long AI chats are easier to follow because your original questions stick to the top of the screen.
- Local HTML files now refresh automatically in the built-in browser when you change the code.
- You can use the AI Agents window without being forced to sign into GitHub first.
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This update is all about making your AI coding assistants more flexible and less annoying to use. It matters most to developers who use VS Code's built-in AI chat tools to write code, especially if they juggle different AI models or work in long, complex conversations.
What's new
- Mix AI models in the same chat: You can now switch between different AI providers (like Anthropic's Claude and GitHub's Copilot) right in the middle of a conversation. You don't have to restart the chat or change complicated settings just to use a different AI for your next question.
- Use AI without GitHub sign-in: Previously, the AI "Agents" window forced you to sign into GitHub, which blocked people who didn't have an account or whose computers couldn't reach the website. Now, if you already have your own Claude API key (a special passcode that lets you use Claude), you can skip the GitHub login entirely.
- Sticky chat questions: When you have a really long chat with an AI, it's easy to forget what you originally asked. Now, when you scroll down, your original question stays pinned to the top of the screen, just like how headers stick when you scroll down a long spreadsheet. You can click it to jump right back to that part of the chat.
Improvements
- Auto-reloading HTML previews: If you are looking at a local HTML file in VS Code's built-in browser, it will now refresh automatically whenever you save changes to the code. You no longer have to manually hit the refresh button every time you tweak your website.
Fixes
- Voice connection errors: The voice chat feature will now actually explain why a connection failed, instead of just leaving you guessing.
- Memory leak fixed: A bug that caused VS Code to slowly eat up your computer's memory over time was squashed.
- Timeline math bug: A math error in how the timeline feature calculated page sizes was corrected.
- Stale test errors: Fixed an issue where old, outdated line numbers would cause test results to show up in the wrong places.
- Floating panel gap: Fixed a visual glitch where floating panels overlapped the top of the screen when the title bar was hidden.
- Duplicated words: Removed a duplicated word in a settings description, and fixed some broken links in the AI chat documentation.
Breaking changes
No breaking changes in this release.
This is our plain-language summary. Read the complete, official notes on the Visual Studio Code official changelog ↗.
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