Agent-First Development Workflows in VS Code with Brigit Murtaugh

Name: Agent-First Development Workflows in VS Code with Brigit Murtaugh
Uploaded: 2026-05-25T13:24:03+00:00
Description: Brigit Murtaugh introduces VS Code’s Agents window and how it supports agent-first workflows across repos and machines, including session management with...

Today by Brigit Murtaugh

Brigit Murtaugh walks through VS Code’s new Agents window — a focused UI designed to make agent-first development workflows easier to manage across repos, harnesses, and machines.

Overview

The video covers how the Agents window centralizes agent sessions and day-to-day review work so agents can iterate across projects while you stay in control.

Key capabilities highlighted include:

A dedicated Agents window UI for agent-first workflows in VS Code.
Centralized session management, aimed at keeping multiple agent sessions organized.
Support for working across multiple repos/projects.
Use of worktrees to help manage parallel work.
Integrated previews and diffs to review agent changes.
Ability to run tasks as part of the workflow.
Built-in flows for commits and pull requests (PRs).
The ability to customize extensions and switch back to the editor for direct edits.

Link

Agents window documentation: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/agents/agents-window?source=podcast

Video chapters

00:00 Introduction & Topic Preview
06:28 Introducing the Agents Window
12:18 Managing Multi-Project Workflows
18:38 Agents Window Walkthrough
24:07 Code Editing and Integration
31:28 Commits, PRs, and Extensions