Agent Skills just dropped in the latest stable VS Code release - so what does that mean for developers? Check out this video with James Montemagno to learn what Agent Skills are, why they’re game‑changing, and how to create your first skill in minutes: https://lnkd.in/eBS-vx38
Updates
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Agent Skills, the open standard created by Anthropic, just landed in VS Code stable 🎉 Agent Skills are folders of instructions, scripts, and resources that GitHub Copilot can load when relevant to perform specialized tasks, allowing you to teach the coding agent new capabilities and provide domain-specific knowledge. Enable via the chat.useAgentSkills setting ⚙️ Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eh7EZYSJ
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New year, new VS Code release! The team focused on housekeeping this past month (closing almost 6k issues!) and feature updates like bringing Agent Skills support to stable and improving the terminal IntelliSense UX. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/e6CZf5Z8
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Plan for today: code in VS Code while listening to a podcast episode on VS Code
Kai Maetzel is the Engineering Manager leading the VS Code team at Microsoft. He joins Kevin Ball to discuss the origins of VS Code, how AI reshaped its design philosophy, the rise of agentic programming, and the future of development. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/gmYGf8DW
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⚡ Stay productive! The latest VS Code release brings major productivity gains. Here are some highlights: 🧠 Reuse your Claude skills: VS Code now picks up skills from your Claude folders automatically. Your custom capabilities work seamlessly in chat. 📦 View stashes in Git Repository Explorer: Manage stashes directly from the Source Control view with apply, pop, and drop actions. 💻 View terminal output in chat: Terminal responses render in a full read-only terminal inside chat, with command duration and exit codes on hover. 🐙 Built-in GitHub MCP server: Ask about issues, PRs, and repos without extra configuration. Reuses your existing GitHub authentication. 🪟 More robust VS Code installer on Windows: Improved reliability for installations and updates. 📖 Read the full release notes: https://aka.ms/VSCode/107 Happy coding! 💙
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