Visual Studio Code 1.115

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Release date: April 8, 2026

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Welcome to the 1.115 release of Visual Studio Code. This release makes your agent-native development experience even better with the introduction of the new VS Code Agents companion app!

  • VS Code Agents app: a new companion app optimized for agent-native development, running alongside VS Code Insiders.

  • Integrated browser: several improvements to make working with the integrated browser more seamless for agents.

  • Terminal tools: new capabilities for agents to interact with background terminals.

Happy Coding!

Visual Studio Code Agents (Preview)

Visual Studio Code Agents is a new preview companion app that ships alongside VS Code Insiders, built for agent-native development.

  • Parallelize tasks across projects - Kick off agent sessions across multiple repos in parallel (each isolated in its own worktree), quickly switch context (with UI that adapts to your selection), and iterate on human and agentic reviews.

  • Monitor and review - Track session progress, view diffs inline, leave feedback for agents, and create pull requests without leaving the app.

  • Your customizations carry over - Custom instructions, prompt files, custom agents, MCP servers, hooks, and plugins all work in the Agents app, along with your other VS Code customizations like themes, for example.

  • No extra install - The app ships alongside VS Code Insiders. Launch it from your Start menu or Applications folder in the OS, or run Chat: Open Agents Application from the Command Palette.

The Agents app is a rapidly evolving preview. It's currently only available in VS Code Insiders, and we're looking forward to getting your feedback in GitHub issues.

Screenshot of the VS Code Agents app with a session and changes open.

Integrated browser

This release, we continue to further enhance the integrated browser experience and its capabilities for agents.

Browser agent tools improvements

Setting: workbench.browser.enableChatTools

Better tool labels

When an agent invokes the browser tool, the tool calls now have a more descriptive label and a link to go directly to the target browser tab.

Old:
Screenshot of a tool call saying "Clicked element in browser".

New:
Screenshot of a tool call saying "Right-clicked header banner in Test Page", with a link to Test Page.

Long-running script support

The Run Playwright Code tool has improved support for long-running scripts. Scripts that take longer than five seconds to run (by default) now return a deferred result for the agent to poll.

Fewer duplicate tabs

Agents are now more heavily discouraged from repetitively opening browser tabs. Now, when an agent attempts to open a new tab and an available tab is already open to the same host, no new tab is opened unless an explicit flag is passed by the agent.

Pinch-to-zoom in the integrated browser (macOS)

The integrated browser now supports pinch-to-zoom on macOS. Use the trackpad pinch gesture to magnify web page content up to 3x.

Unlike the standard browser zoom (⌘= (Windows, Linux Ctrl+=) / ⌘- (Windows, Linux Ctrl+-)), pinch-to-zoom is a purely visual magnification and doesn't reflow the page layout.

This release improves the agent experience for running terminal commands in the background.

Send input to background terminals

Previously, background terminals were read-only, with only get_terminal_output available. This was particularly limiting when a foreground terminal timed out and moved to the background, as the agent could no longer interact with it.

With the new send_to_terminal tool, the agent can continue interacting with background terminals. For example, if an SSH session times out while waiting for a password prompt, the agent can still send the required input to complete the connection.

Background terminal notifications (Experimental)

Setting: chat.tools.terminal.backgroundNotifications

Previously, when a terminal command was running in the background, the agent had to manually call get_terminal_output to check on its status. There was no way to know when the command completed or needed input.

With the new experimental chat.tools.terminal.backgroundNotifications setting, the agent is automatically notified when a background terminal command finishes or requires user input. This also applies to foreground terminals that time out and are moved to the background. The agent can then take appropriate action, such as reviewing the output or providing input via the send_to_terminal tool.

Deprecated features and settings

New deprecations in this release

None

Upcoming deprecations

  • Edit Mode is officially deprecated as of VS Code version 1.110. Users can temporarily re-enable Edit Mode via VS Code setting chat.editMode.hidden . This setting will remain supported through version 1.125. Beginning with version 1.125, Edit Mode will be fully removed and can no longer be enabled via settings.

Notable fixes

  • vscode#304257 - terminal restart for integrated pwsh can cause cursor to go to wrong location
  • vscode#304679 - Caps Lock key inserts raw escape sequence "[57358u" in Claude Code inside VS Code terminal

Thank you

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Contributions to vscode:

We really appreciate people trying our new features as soon as they are ready, so check back here often and learn what's new.

If you'd like to read release notes for previous VS Code versions, go to Updates on code.visualstudio.com.