GitHub· Copilot

GitHub Copilot in VS Code, August 2026 releases

This changelog covers VS Code v1.132 through v1.135 , shipped throughout August 2026. These releases make it easier to organize agent sessions, review changes, and navigate long conversations. Agent Host, the integrated browser, and dictation also get updates to support more ways of working in VS Code. The Agents window adds more ways to organize related chats, follow agent activity, and move between prompts and their file changes. Arrange chats side by side: Keep multiple chats visible in horizontal or vertical groups to compare results or follow your agent’s work, with the layout restored when you return to the session. Open a side-conversation: Type /btw to open a side chat that shares the primary chat’s context and prompt cache while it continues running. Navigate the chat conversation: Use the prompt timeline control from the transcript gutter to easily navigate to specific prompts in chat and review the related file changes. Install portable agent plugins: Install agent customizations from plugins that follow the Agent Plugins 1.0 standard across VS Code and other compatible agent clients. …

Announced

31 Aug 2026 08:39 UTC

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31 Aug 2026 19:53 UTC (+11h after)