August 18, 2025

VS Code 0.532.1 Release Notes

New Features
  • Added offline screen with troubleshooting tips when network connectivity issues are detected ## Improvements
  • Added keyboard shortcut to open the context menu
  • Added Escape key support to close full-screen overlays like the threads list
  • Made the model selector responsive to prevent layout issues with small width windows
  • Improved MCP server compatibility
  • Improved styling of the expand/collapse buttons on tool blocks
  • Miscellaneous UI improvements and bug fixes
Bug Fixes
  • Fixed code block collapsing when copying content
  • Fixed the Enter key to send while editing a message
  • Fixed a rare issue that could cause the terminal tool to use the wrong shell
  • Fixed one cause of the "selected text exceeds the allowable limit" errors
  • Fixed MCP authentication infinite loop
  • Fixed new thread shortcut also creating a new file