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🔴 VS Code Live - Boost Your SQL Development in VS Code: GitHub Copilot, Containers, and More 🚀 Carlos Robles showcases the newest capabilities in the MSSQL extension for VS Code, including GitHub Copilot Ask and Agent Mode, enhanced connection manag...

🚀 On this week's VS Code Live, Carlos Robles joins Olivia Guzzardo to showcase the newest capabilities in the MSSQL extension for VS Code, including GitHub Copilot Ask and Agent Mode and more 🤯 Mark your calendar and join us Thursday at 8 am PT ➡️ youtube.com/live/pq2drN2...

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You’re not using GitHub Copilot Chat to its full potential until you try Custom Chat Modes in VS Code. Watch here 👇
youtu.be/rE6svXzyhg0

Just built a custom Blogging Mode in VS Code using Copilot Chat ✍️
It fixes grammar, structures your post, and even suggests your next blog topic — all in Markdown. What will you use custom chat mode for?

Optimize your SQL queries with custom chat mode in VS Code 💻✨
Tell us below - what would you use custom chat mode for?

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Day 2 of MCP Dev Days is here, and it's all about builders! Tune in live now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHux...

Now you can customize chat modes in VS Code like this one specifically for research 🧪💬
#VSCode #Copilot #AI

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MCP Dev Days is LIVE! Tune in now for Day 1, which is all about DevTools and the MCP community! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-ok...

Have you tried the integrated terminal suggestions feature in VS Code? It gives you lightning-fast completions, like dynamic branch suggestions or path navigation.

Available via the "terminal.integrated.suggest.enabled" setting (enabled by default in Insiders)

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MCP Dev Days starts tomorrow! A two-day event dedicated to all things MCP with demos from @microsoft.com, @github.com, and the community - and you'll see plenty of VS Code in there too!

Register now: aka.ms/mcpdevdays

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A whole team of AI developers, right within your editor. Check out our latest YouTube video to see how Copilot coding agent is now integrated in VS Code: youtu.be/xGYHPN5NNd0

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🚨 Live in 30 minutes! Hosted by Anthropic, catch the webinar with Burke Holland and Harald Kirschner from the VS Code team: "Building the future of AI coding with MCP in VS Code and Claude"

Register here: www.anthropic.com/webinars/fut...

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Live in 10 minutes! We're joined by Cody De Arkland from the Sentry team to showcase the Sentry MCP server and the Codecov extension. youtube.com/live/xvD1deW...

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Join us tomorrow on the VS Code livestream for a demo on the Sentry MCP server and the Codecov extension!

🗓️ July 24th
⏰ 8 AM PT
🔗 youtube.com/live/xvD1deW...

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MCP Dev Days is only a week away! Don't miss this two-day virtual event dedicated to MCP. You'll hear from the community, see live demos, dive deep into implementation, and so much more.

Register now: aka.ms/MCPDevDays

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This Thursday: join us for "Building the future of AI coding with MCP in VS Code and Claude", a live webinar that dives deep into the MCP ecosystem, how to build MCP servers, and live demos of agent mode powered by Claude.

🗓️ July 24
🕙 10:00 AM PST
Register now: www.anthropic.com/webinars/fut...

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⏰ Join us on the VS Code livestream in 10 minutes to learn the fundamentals of MCP for TypeScript devs! aka.ms/letslearnmcp...

Checkout how @liamchampton is using @code and GitHub Copilot Agent mode with MCP servers to automate the creation of his daily task list! 📝https://youtu.be/VdYR_Qf-j38

You can edit chat requests in VS Code ✏️

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Join us on July 29th and 30th for MCP Dev Days, a 2 day virtual event exploring the growing ecosystem around MCP!

From devtools spotlights, to hearing from community partners, to going deep on implementation, you won't want to miss this!

aka.ms/MCPDevDays

Command GitHub's Coding Agent from VS Code VS Code's integration with GitHub Copilot Coding Agent allows you to delegate tasks to the agent and let it handle them in the background.

Copilot coding agent integration is here in VS Code! Assign an issue to Copilot and watch it get to work in the background.

Learn more about the current features in preview and see what's coming next: code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/0...

🔴 VS Code Live: v1.102 Release Another month, another VS Code release! Join the VS Code team as they dive into the latest features from the v1.102 release, like chat improvements, coding a...

⏳ We're live in 10 minutes with another VS Code release! Join the VS Code team as they dive into the latest features from the v1.102 release, like chat improvements, coding agent integration, MCP support GA, and more! 🎬https://youtube.com/live/kleJ6i8k_9M

🥳 Another month, another VS Code release! Join the VS Code team tomorrow, Thursday at 8 am PST, as they dive into the latest features from the v1.102 release, like chat improvements, coding agent integration, MCP support GA, and more! ▶️ youtube.com/live/kleJ6i8...

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🔴 Starting soon! Tune into the VS Code livestream to learn all about MCP development with Python! aka.ms/letslearnmcp...

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Calling all Java developers! Let's Learn MCP: Java is starting in just 15 minutes!

If you are brand new to using MCP servers in development and are interested in building them, this livestream is for you! aka.ms/letslearnmcp...

A screenshot of the model picker in VS Code with the MoonshotAI: Kimi K2 model selected under the "Other Models" heading

Access models like Kimi K2 as soon as they're available with BYOK in VS Code

Let's Learn MCP! This new virtual workshop will introduce you to MCP and guide you through creating your first MCP server. Select the language (both natural and programming) that's right for you and join in today.

Register for free at aka.ms/letslearnmcp

MCP support is now GA in VS Code, offering the full spec and letting you extend agent mode with popular servers! 🔥
🔗 aka.ms/VSCode/MCP

🔎 Head to the full release notes to learn more: aka.ms/VSCodeRelease

Happy coding! 💙

🖥️ In the VS Code CLI, use "code chat [options] [prompt]" to start a chat session from your terminal, with support for custom modes, file context, and more.

You can now expand the Chat view to span the editor area. VS Code remembers this layout between sessions.