Visual Studio Code and GitHub Copilot - What's new in 1.126

Fokko at Work demos what’s new for GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code 1.126, focusing on cost visibility, improved controls for context and reasoning, and updates to the Agents experience including multiple chats and native feedback.

Overview

The video walks through a selection of GitHub Copilot-related updates in VS Code 1.126, shown via short demos.

Session-level cost information

• Shows improved insight into AI credit spend at the session level.
• Notes that availability can vary depending on enterprise policies and the pricing plan in use.

Context window size and reasoning effort controls

• Demonstrates easier access to information and selection for:
  • Context window size
  • Reasoning effort

Agents window improvements

• Multiple chats in the Agent window.
• Native feedback for agentic code in the Agents window.

Links

• More info: https://tech.xebia.ms/github-copilot
• VS Code 1.126 release notes: https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_126