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