July 7, 2025
VS Code 0.496.1 Release Notes
Improvements
- Added a hotkey for toggling between chat and agent modes
- Improved chat stream reliability
- Added a button to copy the request ID on user messages
- Don't show the terminal automatically when running commands
- Show individual MCP tools in the settings page
- Removed chat history size warning dialog
- Redesigned History view
- Added error notifications when attempting to attach unsupported file types
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue with scrolling in the chat window
- Fixed an issue where the guidelines chip disappeared