In this live session, the Visual Studio Code team—including Olivia McVicker, Isidor Nikolic, and more—uncover the headline features from VS Code v1.102. Discover enhancements like AI chat, MCP updates, and coding agent integration.

VS Code v1.102 Release: Key Highlights

In this episode of ‘VS Code Live,’ Visual Studio Code team members—Olivia McVicker, Isidor Nikolic, Sandeep Somavarapu, Josh Spicer, Harald Kirschner, and Justin Chen—walk through the most significant updates in the v1.102 release.

1. Open Source AI Editor

The team showcases VS Code’s evolution as an open source AI-driven editing platform, focusing on innovations in intelligent code support and collaboration.

2. Chat Improvements

Highlights include enhanced chat capabilities directly within the editor, streamlining interactions through smarter suggestions and contextual understanding powered by AI. These upgrades enable a conversational workflow for editing, problem-solving, and guidance.

3. Coding Agent Integration

The newly integrated coding agent acts as an assistant, helping developers automate tasks and improve productivity through code suggestions, context-aware commands, and real-time feedback.

4. MCP Support GA

MCP (Multi-Channel Protocol) support moves to General Availability, signifying production readiness. This feature broadens cross-environment collaboration and debugging.

5. Custom Modes

The update introduces customizable modes, allowing users to tailor their development environment for specific workflows. This includes syntax highlighting, linters, and language support personalization.

6. Edit Chat Requests

Improvements to edit chat requests offer smoother editing cycles, utilizing conversational input for updating code, finding bugs, or implementing changes.

For more details, viewers are encouraged to explore community links at https://aka.ms/VSCodeRelease.

This release underscores VS Code’s commitment to integrating AI and enhancing developer experience with flexible, intelligent tooling.