GitHub, Copilot, VS Code, and More: Live from San Francisco | LIVE104
Visual Studio Code hosts a Microsoft Build 2026 live stage session with demos and discussion spanning GitHub Copilot, the Copilot SDK, and VS Code workflows. It touches on agent integration, multi-model verification, security concerns in AI code review, and developer tooling updates shared by the teams building them.
Overview
A live, on-stage Build session featuring demos, guests, and live coding focused on GitHub Copilot and developer tooling across VS Code and Visual Studio.
Key segments (from the published chapters)
GitHub Copilot SDK and agent integration
- Overview of the GitHub Copilot SDK.
- Discussion of how agents integrate into developer workflows.
Agentic engineering practices and quality focus
- Commentary on differences across the industry in how teams approach agentic engineering.
- Emphasis on quality practices when adopting agent-based workflows.
AI code review security concerns and deterministic gates
- Deep dive into security concerns when using AI for code review.
- Discussion of the need for deterministic gates (repeatable, enforceable checks) alongside AI-assisted review.
Copilot SDK launch details, performance improvements, and agent-based workspace demo
- Introduction to a follow-on segment focused on Copilot SDK launch details.
- Notes on performance improvements.
- Live demo showing an agent-based workspace workflow.
Multi-model verification and GPT-5.5
- Discussion of verifying outputs using multiple models.
- Mention of GPT-5.5 advantages in this context.
Managing multiple sessions and slash commands
- Demo/discussion of handling multiple sessions.
- Explanation and use of slash commands.
Voice mode and local models for speech interaction
- Explanation of voice mode.
- Mention of local models used for speech interaction.
TypeScript compiler porting (JavaScript to Go)
- Segment on TypeScript compiler work, including porting from JavaScript to Go for performance.