Content by James Montemagno (8)

James Montemagno introduces VS Code agent plugins and how they package and share AI customizations—like skills, MCP servers, and custom agents—so teams can reuse the same setup across projects and environments.

James Montemagno introduces Agent Host in Visual Studio Code and explains how it keeps agent sessions persistent and accessible across different clients and machines, including VS Code, the Agents window, and the web.

James Montemagno gives a first look at using Kimi K3 (Moonshot’s open-weight model) inside GitHub Copilot in VS Code, focusing on what it enables for agentic coding and how developers can start trying it in their editor workflow.

James Montemagno introduces VS Code 1.131’s built-in dictation feature, showing how developers can speak directly into chat, editors, and the terminal without installing extensions, with an emphasis on privacy via on-device transcription and an optional AI cleanup step for more readable output.

James Montemagno demonstrates how the VS Code Agents window (Preview) uses Dev Tunnels to remotely access your local developer tools, SDKs, and workspaces from vscode.dev, including using the /remote command and running a quick end-to-end demo.

James Montemagno invites developers to AI Dev Days, a Microsoft and GitHub event showcasing hands-on workshops and technical sessions on AI, GitHub Copilot, Azure, and developer productivity.

James Montemagno introduces the official VS Code Insiders Podcast, featuring in-depth episodes with the developers and community building Visual Studio Code, and covering topics like AI features, accessibility, and open source development.

James Montemagno shares his experience creating a podcast analytics dashboard in just minutes with GitHub Copilot and Claude Sonnet 4.5, highlighting how AI handled both architecture and implementation.