VS Code Agents window (Preview): Orchestrate agents across every project
Reynald Adolphe, Brigit Murtaugh and Lee Murray introduce the VS Code Agents window (Preview), a dedicated interface for running and steering multiple agent sessions across projects.
Overview
The video presents the VS Code Agents window (Preview) as an agent-first companion to the editor. It focuses on orchestrating higher-level tasks across multiple projects, using chat and a sessions list as the primary interface so developers can run, review, and steer parallel agent sessions from a single place.
What the Agents window is
- A dedicated window optimized for agent-driven workflows.
- Designed to coordinate work across multiple projects.
- Centers on:
- A chat-based interaction model
- A sessions list for tracking and switching between concurrent agent runs
Why it exists
- Aims to make it easier to manage higher-level tasks that span repositories/projects.
- Emphasizes controlling and reviewing multiple agent sessions in parallel.
Settings and theming
- Covers configuration aspects of the Agents window.
- Includes theming considerations so the window fits into existing VS Code setups.
Demo
- Demonstrates running agent sessions and using the sessions list to manage them.
- Shows how to review progress and steer multiple sessions from one place.
Extensibility
- Discusses extensibility in the Agents window.
- Invites feedback on how developers want to extend/customize the experience.
Design notes and background
- Explains design decisions behind the Agents window.
- Shares the origin story and how the feature came to be.
Video chapters
- 00:00 Intro Agents window
- 00:52 Why Agents window
- 02:26 Settings and theming
- 03:34 Demo
- 12:00 Extensibility in the Agents window - give us your feedback
- 13:02 Design of Agents window
- 19:30 The origin story of Agents window
- 21:48 Wrap