Visual Studio Code v1.95 Changelog

This update is all about making GitHub Copilot—a built-in AI assistant for programmers—work more smoothly with your code. It matters especially to developers working on bigger projects who want AI to handle tedious tasks like editing multiple files at once or checking code for errors before sharing it.

What's new

• Copilot Edits: You can now ask the AI to make changes across several files at the same time. You just tell it what you want (like "change our testing tool to vitest"), and it applies the edits right in your code so you can review them instantly.
• Copilot Code Reviews: Before you finish your code, you can ask Copilot to look it over. It can give a quick check on a specific piece of code or review all your recent changes, leaving comments and suggestions just like a human teammate would.
• Multiple GitHub Accounts: You no longer have to log out and log back in to switch accounts. You can now connect to multiple GitHub accounts at the same time.
• Python Docstrings: If you code in Python, the Pylance tool can now automatically generate "docstrings" (those explanatory text blocks that describe what a function or class does) for you.
• Smarter Chat Routing: When you ask Copilot a question, it now tries to guess the best built-in expert to answer it. If you don't want it to guess, you can choose to just "Send" the question normally instead of "Send and dispatch."
• Chat Context Control: Copilot used to always look at whatever code you had open to help answer your questions. Now, a toggle lets you stop it from doing that if you are asking a general question that has nothing to do with your current file.

Improvements

• Better Chat Layout: The AI chat box now lives in the "Secondary Side Bar" by default. This means you can keep the chat open while still looking at your file explorer or source control on the main side, keeping your workspace organized. There is also a new Chat menu in the top toolbar to make it easy to find.
• Preview Settings Indicator: VS Code is testing out new features that aren't quite finished yet. Now, the settings menu clearly tags these as "experimental" (might be unstable) or "preview" (almost done but still being worked on) so you know exactly what you are turning on.

Fixes

• Security Updates: Fixed security flaws in two extensions (the Python tool and the Remote-SSH tool).
• General Bug Fixes: The developers released three small follow-up patches (1.95.1, 1.95.2, and 1.95.3) to squash various bugs and issues found right after the initial release.

Breaking changes

No breaking changes in this release.