July 14, 2025

VS Code 0.502.1 Release Notes

New Features
  • Added better native diff view integrations for agent-generated edits
  • Add conversation navigation controls
  • Add a setting to play a sound when the agent completes a turn
Improvements
  • Change copy behavior to copy the entire chat
  • Reduce clutter in the footer below agent/chat responses
  • Show individual MCP tools immediately after adding the server
  • Ask for confirmation when applying remote agent changes requires stashing local changes
  • Improved Remote Agent onboarding experience
  • Enhanced diff decorations
  • Improved selection chip tooltips with clickable file paths and better formatting
  • Improved Rules Editor interface with better layout, clearer labels, and enhanced user experience
  • Miscellaneous UI improvements
Bug Fixes
  • Improved terminal support for symlinked shell paths
  • Fixed issue where switching to chat mode would sometimes fail
  • Fixed issue where quick fix actions would sometimes open in the wrong mode
  • Fixed automatic creation of empty new chat conversations when restarting VSCode
  • Fixed issues with renaming threads
  • Fixed diff view descriptions for new files in remote agent
  • Fixed merge conflict card display in remote agent diff view
  • Fixed copy button to include full text response
  • Fixed multi-repository dropdown menu