Visual Studio Code and GitHub Copilot - What's new in 1.121

Fokko at Work demos selected new features in Visual Studio Code 1.121 with a focus on GitHub Copilot and agent workflows, including remote agents, model configuration options, terminal tool improvements, and observability using OpenTelemetry and Grafana.

Overview

The video walks through a curated set of updates in Visual Studio Code 1.121, focusing on Copilot/agent experiences and a few editor and terminal improvements. It also notes that feature availability can vary based on enterprise policies and pricing plans.

Remote agents

• Demonstrates new remoting capabilities for agents.

Claude agent auto permission mode

• Shows an “auto permission mode” experience for a Claude-based agent.

Configure utility models

• Covers configuration options related to “utility models”.

Integrated Browser improvements

• Quickly open HTML files in the Integrated Browser.
• Improved experience for adding elements to chat.

Terminal tool improvements

• Running-in-background indicator for terminal tools.
• Broader compression for terminal tool output.
• Sensitive terminal prompts stay in the terminal.

Agents observability

• Demonstrates agent observability using OpenTelemetry and Grafana.

Links

• VS Code 1.121 release notes: https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_121
• More info: https://tech.xebia.ms/github-copilot