Visual Studio Code and GitHub Copilot - What's new in 1.138

Fokko at Work demos the GitHub Copilot and Visual Studio Code 1.138 updates, focusing on sharing Copilot automations, running agent sessions inside local Dev Containers, and improvements to Voice Mode session awareness, with notes on how enterprise policies and pricing plans can affect feature availability.

Overview

The video walks through selected highlights from the Visual Studio Code 1.138 release related to GitHub Copilot, using demos to show how the features work in practice.

Automations enabled by default and shareable

• Copilot automations are now enabled by default.
• Automations can be shared.

Run agent sessions in local Dev Containers

• The agent window supports running agent sessions in local Dev Containers.

Improved Voice Mode session awareness

• Voice Mode has improved session awareness.

References

• VS Code 1.138 release notes: https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_138
• More info: https://tech.xebia.ms/github-copilot