Microsoft has released Visual Studio Code 1.110, an update of the popular code editor that makes agents practical for long-running and more complex tasks by giving developers new ways to extend agents, smarter session management, and more visibility and control, the company said.
Introduced March 4, VS Code 1.110, also known as the February 2026 release, can be downloaded for Windows, Linux, or macOS at code.visualstudio.com.
Agent plugins, a preview feature, are prepackaged bundles of chat customizations that can be installed from plugin marketplaces. A plugin can provide a combination of slash commands, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, agent skills, custom agents, and hooks, Microsoft said.
Agentic browser tools, an experimental feature, provides agents with a set of tools to read and interact with VS Code’s integrated browser. When an agent interacts with a web page, it sees updates to page content and any warnings and errors in the console. The tools work out of the box with no need to install extra dependencies, according to Microsoft.
An agent debug panel, a preview feature, shows chat events in real time, including chat customization events, system prompts, and tool calls. Developers can see which prompt files, skills, hooks, and other customizations are loaded for a session. This replaces the old Diagnostics chat action with a richer, more detailed view, Microsoft said.
VS Code 1.110 follows the February 2025 release of VS Code. 1.109, which also featured agent enhancements.
Additional highlights in VS Code 1.110 include the following:
- Users now can generate agent customization files directly from a chat conversation by using new
/create-*slash commands in agent mode. - Plans created by the Plan agent now persist to session memory and stay available across conversation turns.
- Context compaction lets users manually compact conversation history to free up context space.
- For chat accessibility, developers can use chat to its fullest with screen reader improvements, notification signals, and keyboard navigation.
- The VS Code terminal now supports the Kitty graphics protocol for high-fidelity image rendering directly in the terminal. Programs that support this protocol can transmit and display images with a rich set of capabilities such as display layout, image management, and cursor control, Microsoft said.
- To prepare for upcoming TypeScript 6.0 and 7.0 releases, built-in JavaScript and TypeScript setting IDs have been consolidated.
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