Visual Studio Code March Release Adds Agent Mode / News / April 7, 2025 / Applications, ProgrammingThe Visual Studio Code March release is here adding mostly new AI and GitHub integration features to the popular open source code editor. The marquee new feature of Visual Studio Code 1.99 is certainly Agent Mode.Highlights of the March 1.99 Visual Studio Code release are:Agent modeAgent mode is available in VS Code Stable. Enable it by settingchat.agent.enabled(more).Extend agent mode with Model Context Protocol (MCP) server tools (more).Try the new built-in tools in agent mode for fetching web content, finding symbol references, and deep thinking (more).Code editingNext Edit Suggestions is now generally available (more).Benefit from fewer distractions such as diagnostics events while AI edits are applied in the editor (more).ChatUse your own API keys to access more language models in chat (preview) (more).Easily switch between ask, edit, and agent mode from the unified chat experience (more).Experience improved workspace search speed and accuracy with instant remote workspace indexing (more).Notebook editingCreate and edit notebooks as easily as code files with support for edit and agent mode (more).Key LinksVisual Studio Code HomeAgent Mode DetailsFull VSC 1.99 March Release NotesYou can learn more about the Visual Studio Code March 1.99 release and see Agent Mode in action in the video below.