Visual Studio Code has now rolled out the Copilot Agent Mode feature to all users after undergoing a preview phase for some time. The Copilot Agent Mode is an upgraded version of GitHub Copilot, an AI-powered tool that assists in code writing. Previously, the AI would work in a piecemeal manner, but now it has been developed into an Agent framework, essentially acting as a programming buddy to aid in peer programming. It now handles more complex commands, analyzes all our existing code, reads necessary files, suggests code fixes, runs commands in the terminal, conducts tests, debugs errors, and loops through tasks until the assigned work is completed.
In order to utilize this feature, users must log in to their GitHub account and enable chat.agent.enabled setting, followed by selecting the Agent in the Chat interface. Additionally, VS Code allows users to choose the LLM model according to their preferences (such as GPT 4o and Claude 3.7 Sonnet, with the VS Code team expressing a preference for Claude). Furthermore, it supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP) for using external models hosted elsewhere.
TLDR: Visual Studio Code introduces Copilot Agent Mode, an upgraded version of GitHub Copilot that acts as a programming companion, providing assistance in complex coding tasks and supporting external models through Model Context Protocol (MCP). Users can leverage this feature by logging into their GitHub account and enabling it in the Chat interface.
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