Documentation for Visual Studio Code Visual Studio Code Features Agents Docs Documentation API FAQ Release Notes Blog Learn Events Resources Extensions MCP Download Search Download 📼 Rewatch VS Code Live at MS Build 2026 Dismiss this update Documentation Overview Get Started Overview Agents Quickstart Editor Tutorial Intro Videos Agents Overview Get started Agents Quickstart Agents Tutorial Best Practices Concepts Agents Agent Harnesses Language Models Context Tools Sessions & Handoff Agent Host Architecture Customization Workspace Context Trust & Safety Run agents Agents Window Chat View Choose an Agent Harness Use Tools Browser Tools Approvals & Permissions Review & Revert Changes Artifacts Remote Agent Sessions Plan Work Memory Subagents Sessions Manage Sessions Session History AI Security Customize agents Create and Manage Instructions Agent Skills Custom Agents Language Models MCP Hooks Plugins Tools Prompt Files Use chat Chat Basics Inline & Quick Chat Add Prompt Context Tutorials & guides Customize AI Context Engineering Test-Driven Development Test with AI Test Web Apps with Browser Tools Debug with AI Edit Notebooks with AI Optimize AI Credit Usage MCP Dev Guide Prompt Examples Reference Cheat Sheet Settings Reference MCP Configuration Hooks Reference OpenTelemetry Monitoring Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Debug Chat Interactions Diagnose Prompt Caching FAQ Editor Source Control Overview Quickstart Repositories & Remotes Staging & Committing Source Control History Branches & Worktrees Merge Conflicts Collaborate on GitHub Troubleshooting FAQ Terminal Get Started Terminal Basics Terminal Profiles Shell Integration Appearance Advanced Debugging & Testing Debugging Debug Configuration Tasks Testing Integrated Browser Port Forwarding Guides & Tutorials Test-Driven Development Test Web Apps with Browser Tools Enterprise Overview Enterprise Policies AI Settings Extensions Telemetry Updates Remote Overview VS Code for the Web SSH SSH Tutorial Tunnels Dev Containers WSL WSL Tutorial GitHub Codespaces VS Code Server Linux Prerequisites Tips and Tricks FAQ Advanced Setup GitHub Copilot Setup Linux macOS Windows Raspberry Pi Network Portable Mode Additional Components Uninstall Languages & Runtimes Extension Docs Topics Overview Overview Agents Quickstart Editor Tutorial Intro Videos Overview Get started     Agents Quickstart     Agents Tutorial     Best Practices Concepts     Agents     Agent Harnesses     Language Models     Context     Tools     Sessions & Handoff     Agent Host Architecture     Customization     Workspace Context     Trust & Safety Run agents     Agents Window     Chat View     Choose an Agent Harness     Use Tools     Browser Tools     Approvals & Permissions     Review & Revert Changes     Artifacts     Remote Agent Sessions     Plan Work     Memory     Subagents     Sessions         Manage Sessions         Session History     AI Security Customize agents     Create and Manage     Instructions     Agent Skills     Custom Agents     Language Models     MCP     Hooks     Plugins     Tools     Prompt Files Use chat     Chat Basics     Inline & Quick Chat     Add Prompt Context Tutorials & guides     Customize AI     Context Engineering     Test-Driven Development     Test with AI     Test Web Apps with Browser Tools     Debug with AI     Edit Notebooks with AI     Optimize AI Credit Usage     MCP Dev Guide     Prompt Examples Reference     Cheat Sheet     Settings Reference     MCP Configuration     Hooks Reference     OpenTelemetry Monitoring Troubleshooting     Troubleshooting     Debug Chat Interactions     Diagnose Prompt Caching     FAQ Editor Overview Quickstart Repositories & Remotes Staging & Committing Source Control History Branches & Worktrees Merge Conflicts Collaborate on GitHub Troubleshooting FAQ Get Started Terminal Basics Terminal Profiles Shell Integration Appearance Advanced Debugging Debug Configuration Tasks Testing Integrated Browser Port Forwarding Guides & Tutorials     Test-Driven Development     Test Web Apps with Browser Tools Overview Enterprise Policies AI Settings Extensions Telemetry Updates Overview VS Code for the Web SSH SSH Tutorial Tunnels Dev Containers WSL WSL Tutorial GitHub Codespaces VS Code Server Linux Prerequisites Tips and Tricks FAQ GitHub Copilot Setup Linux macOS Windows Raspberry Pi Network Portable Mode Additional Components Uninstall Languages & Runtimes Extension Docs Visual Studio Code documentation Get started with AI agents Hand off tasks to autonomous AI agents that iterate until the job is done. 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