What's New in VS Code: Remote, Permissions & BYOK

GitHub walks through new Visual Studio Code capabilities for remote session management, permissions, and secure AI adoption, including bring-your-own-key and bring-your-own-model options. The video also introduces an agents experience aimed at managing multiple sessions across workspaces, clients, and cloud-connected development environments.

Overview

The video highlights recent VS Code updates focused on:

• Remote session management for working across different environments
• Permissions and access control to help teams manage who can do what in remote/dev environments
• Secure AI adoption via:
  • Bring Your Own Key (BYOK)
  • Bring Your Own Model (BYOM)
• A new agents experience for managing multiple sessions across:
  • Workspaces
  • Clients
  • Cloud-connected development environments

Links

• GitHub Copilot features: https://gh.io/ghcopilot-features
• GitHub Copilot App: https://gh.io/about-ghcp-app
• VS Code docs (Copilot-related): https://gh.io/vscode-copilot-docs