July 28, 2025
VS Code 0.516.1 Release Notes
New Features
- Added ask mode for agents - a question-only mode that gathers information without making any code changes
- Added native OAuth integration for Stripe and Sentry MCP tools
- Added Redis support to Easy MCP installation
Improvements
- Made entire header area clickable for expanding/collapsing tools
- Improved tool block UI
- Changed Cmd+. keyboard shortcut to toggle between auto and manual modes
- Added delete option to the remote agent header menu
- Added a confirmation dialog before modifying remote agent SSH configs
- Allow chat to use the full width of the panel
- Miscellaneous UI improvements
Bug Fixes
- Fixed unnecessary scrollbar appearing in empty chat conversations
- Fixed button layout issues when the chat panel is narrow
- Show a button to open the terminal after launching a process
- Made the agent less likely to kill running processes