What microsoft/vscode shipped
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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, and send_remote_message for 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_message with 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.