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Week of October 5, 2026
What shipped
- Renamed Ensemble Intelligence to High and updated tier descriptions for the model picker. Pull request #340950
- Added experimental settings for Auto's tiers with Balance, Intelligence, and Max options, dropping Efficiency. Pull request #340896
- Added HydraFusion Max to Auto's Optimize for tiers, available when HydraFusion v2 is enabled. Pull request #340895
- Added support for MCP sampling requests, showing live requests as tool calls with confirmation controls. Pull request #340803
- MCP servers from shared configuration files now show an editable form instead of read-only JSON in Chat Customizations. Pull request #340598
- Added Weekdays automation schedules for sessions. Pull request #340632
- Allowed users to leave global Allow All mode by selecting Manual or Assisted permissions. Pull request #340780
- Made Agent Host debug-log exports cancellable and faster with progress tracking through collection, compression, download, and final ZIP creation. Pull request #340935
Changelog entry
- Ensemble Intelligence renamed to High with updated tier descriptions. Pull request #340950
- Experimental settings added for Auto's tiers: Balance, Intelligence, and Max options. Pull request #340896
- HydraFusion Max added to Optimize for tiers when HydraFusion v2 is enabled. Pull request #340895
- MCP sampling requests now supported with live display and confirmation controls. Pull request #340803
- Shared MCP server configurations now editable via form interface in Chat Customizations. Pull request #340598
- Weekdays automation schedules added for sessions. Pull request #340632
- Users can now disable global Allow All mode by selecting Manual or Assisted permissions. Pull request #340780
- Agent Host debug-log exports made cancellable with improved progress tracking. Pull request #340935
- Fixed memory leak in terminal disposal subscriptions. Pull request #340037
- Removed redundant authentication progress message from chat persistent footer. Pull request #340949
Week of September 28, 2026
What shipped
- The unified workspace picker for Agents is now enabled by default in Stable builds after verification of the rollout. Pull request #339518
- Cloud Sandbox setup progress is now displayed in the Agents window, showing repository cloning and container setup status. Pull request #339604
- Cloud Sandbox credential renewal no longer prompts for sign-in when GitHub credentials expire while the authentication session remains active. Pull request #339618
- Cloud Sandbox archive operations now sync through Mission Control so other clients see updates. Pull request #339608
- Read state is now persisted and displayed per individual chat in Agents Window sessions. Pull request #339500
- Opening existing offline Cloud Sandbox conversations from history no longer fails on overlapping replication records. Pull request #339615
- Resumed Cloud Sandbox sessions no longer show empty conversations after live connection succeeds. Pull request #339605
- Cloud Sandbox slash command suggestions now display with proper VS Code-specific completion metadata. Pull request #339629
Why it matters
This week focused on stability and feature completion for Cloud Sandbox and Agents. Multiple fixes address conversation persistence, credential handling, and synchronization across clients, while the unified workspace picker reaching default status and progress visibility improvements enhance the core experience.
Changelog entry
- Unified workspace picker enabled by default for Agents workspace selection Pull request #339518
- Cloud Sandbox setup progress shown in Agents window with container and repository clone status Pull request #339604
- Cloud Sandbox credential renewal no longer prompts for sign-in on expiration Pull request #339618
- Cloud Sandbox archives now sync through Mission Control to all clients Pull request #339608
- Per-chat read state now persisted and displayed in Agents sessions Pull request #339500
- Embedding-backed features migrated to Metis Pull request #339532
- Fixed Cloud Sandbox history replay failures from overlapping replication records Pull request #339615
- Fixed resumed Cloud Sandbox sessions showing empty conversations Pull request #339605
- Fixed Cloud Sandbox slash command completion suggestions display Pull request #339629
- Progress and inline tool rendering improved with constrained title display Pull request #339503
- Fixed transcript order changes when refreshing chat history Pull request #339458
Updates to Agents and Cloud Sandbox this week: unified workspace picker now default, better setup progress visibility, credential renewal fixes, and improved read state tracking across chats.
VS Code shipped improvements to Agents and Cloud Sandbox workflows this week. The unified workspace picker is now enabled by default, Cloud Sandbox setup progress is visible in the Agents window, credential renewal works without sign-in prompts, and read state is now tracked per chat. Archive operations sync across Mission Control clients, and network restrictions apply to browser tools.
Week of September 21, 2026
What shipped
- VS Code 1.139.1 released. Release
- Remote agent hosts can now be renamed locally without changing connection details or Settings Sync data, with a Rename option added to host management menus. Pull request #338276
- Agent Host now manages idle Dev Container lifecycle by stopping session-owned containers after idleness and restarting them on demand. Pull request #333955
- Remote session delegation tools added to Agents window including
list_agent_hosts,create_remote_session, andsend_remote_messagefor resource filtering and least-loaded host placement. Pull request #336690 - Experimental grayscale terminal font smoothing added as an advanced setting on macOS. Pull request #335625
- New chat.tools.terminal.outputReflow setting added to control whether terminal previews reflow to available chat width. Pull request #338208
- Chat exports now save to local resources when run from remote WSL windows instead of attempting remote paths. Pull request #338253
- Symlink setup phase implemented for Git extension and Agent Host with conflict handling for ignored folders. Pull request #338136
- Startup performance telemetry added to Agent Host to diagnose regressions and compare workload variations. Pull request #338206
- New-session composers now display rotating welcome phrases personalized with the user's first name from their GitHub profile. Pull request #337988
Why it matters
This week shipped improvements to remote session management with host renaming, container lifecycle handling, and delegation tools for multi-host environments. Terminal rendering enhancements and chat export reliability improvements address user-facing issues. Infrastructure additions like performance telemetry and symlink handling strengthen the development container experience.
Changelog entry
- Add Rename option to remote agent host management menus with local display-name overrides in application storage. Pull request #338276
- Agent Host stops session-owned Dev Containers after idleness and restarts them on demand before archiving worktrees. Pull request #333955
- Add remote delegation tools:
list_agent_hosts,create_remote_session,send_remote_messagewith resource filtering and host placement. Pull request #336690 - Add experimental terminal.integrated.fontRendering setting on macOS with grayscale smoothing option. Pull request #335625
- Add chat.tools.terminal.outputReflow setting to control terminal preview width fitting in chat. Pull request #338208
- Chat exports from remote WSL windows now save locally instead of attempting remote paths. Pull request #338253
- Implement symlink setup phase for Git extension and Agent Host with conflict handling for ignored folders. Pull request #338136
- Add startup performance telemetry to Agent Host for diagnostics and workload comparison. Pull request #338206
- New-session composers display rotating welcome phrases personalized with GitHub profile first name. Pull request #337988
- Restore Sessions title as native sticky tree row in sidebar navigation. Pull request #337917
VS Code 1.139.1 is out. This week: remote host renaming, Agent Host container lifecycle management, delegation tools, terminal rendering options, and chat export improvements.
VS Code 1.139.1 released. This week's updates include local remote host renaming without changing connection details, automatic Dev Container lifecycle management for idle sessions, new delegation tools for least-loaded host placement in multi-host environments, experimental terminal font rendering on macOS, and improved chat export reliability for remote WSL windows.