Visual Studio Code v1.98 Changelog

This update is a massive leap forward for anyone using GitHub Copilot (the AI assistant built into VS Code). It matters most to developers who want the AI to handle bigger, multi-step tasks without needing to be micromanaged, while also making the whole coding experience smoother and less distracting.

What's new

• Agent mode: Instead of just suggesting text, Copilot can now act like an assistant. It searches your code, edits files, checks for errors, and even runs terminal commands (with your permission) to finish a whole task from start to finish.
• Next Edit Suggestions: Copilot tries to predict what you are going to type next, making coding faster.
• Copilot Vision: You can now attach images to your chat and ask questions about them.
• Notebook support: Copilot can now edit "notebooks" (special documents that mix code, charts, and text, often used in data science).
• Terminal IntelliSense: When typing in the terminal (your command-line screen), VS Code will now auto-complete commands and file paths, just like it does in regular code.
• Custom instructions: You can now write a simple text file with rules for your team (like "always use tabs instead of spaces"). Copilot will read it and follow your rules every time it writes code.

Improvements

• No more scrolling during AI edits: When Copilot changes your code, the screen stays put instead of jumping around, so you can easily see what it did.
• Better undo/redo in chat: If Copilot makes a multi-step change, you can now undo just one specific step instead of wiping out the whole update.
• Smoother logins: When VS Code needs permission to access your private GitHub code, it now asks you inside the chat box instead of throwing an annoying pop-up window in your face.
• No file limits: You used to be able to attach only 10 files for Copilot to look at. That limit is gone.
• Linux title bar: Linux users now get a custom title bar by default, making the app look more modern and integrated.

Fixes

• Soft-delete for files: When you delete untracked files in your source control menu, VS Code now moves them to the trash instead of permanently destroying them. This saves you from accidentally losing your work.
• Commit warnings: If you try to save (or "commit") your code while there are still errors in it (known as "unresolved diagnostics"), VS Code will now warn you first so you don't push broken code.

Breaking changes

No breaking changes in this release.