Olivia Guzzardo McVicker showcases the new multi-agent experience in Visual Studio Code, highlighting usage of local, cloud, and AI agents to streamline coding workflows.

Multi-agent Development in VS Code

In this video, Olivia Guzzardo McVicker (@OliviaGuzzardo) demonstrates how Visual Studio Code supports multiple agent integrations—including local, background, cloud, and advanced AI assistants like Claude and Codex—to help manage and automate a wide range of development tasks.

What You’ll Learn

• Agent Sessions Welcome Page: Introduction to the new workflow for initiating and managing agent sessions in VS Code.
• Tour of Agent Sessions: An overview of the different types of agents available and how they work together within your development environment.
• Parallel Subagents: How to delegate tasks to several agents concurrently, boosting productivity and streamlining repetitive coding procedures.
• Managing Agent Experiences: Explore the updated interface for monitoring, switching, and configuring multiple agents to handle specific development needs.

Featured Agents

• Local Agents: Run processes locally for high performance and privacy.
• Background Agents: Automate common background tasks without user intervention.
• Cloud Agents: Leverage cloud resources for scalability and access advanced AI models externally.
• AI Agents (Claude, Codex): Integrate with state-of-the-art AI models to assist with code suggestions, completion, and more.

Useful Resources

• VS Code Release Notes
• Agents Overview in VS Code
• File an Issue

About the Presenter

Olivia Guzzardo McVicker guides viewers through practical steps to enable, configure, and maximize multi-agent setups within Visual Studio Code, drawing from live demonstrations to clarify each feature.

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Multi-agent capabilities in VS Code can transform how developers automate, delegate, and manage coding workflows, helping teams embrace productivity and innovation.