The agent is doing the actual work, and VS Code is just a window.

VS Code’s terminal process allows users to run scripts and commands within the editor environment, improving workflow efficiency. It provides a command-line interface for code compilation, version ...

Who knew their editor could also automate tasks?

Preview of new companion app allows developers to run multiple agent sessions in parallel across multiple repos and iterate on human and agent reviews. Visual Studio Code 1.115, the latest release of ...

Python may not work in the VS Code terminal due to several reasons: the Python executable path is missing from your system’s PATH environment variable, the wrong Python interpreter is selected in VS ...

From simple shortcuts to expert-level configuration changes, here are 10 ways to get the most from Microsoft’s open source programming editor. Even without the oodles of extensions that make Visual ...

VS Code 1.121 was released May 20, 2026, featuring yet another update to Claude Code, becoming more and more a first-class citizen in the VS Code ecosystem. Remote agents can run over SSH or dev ...