Welcome to the March 2025 release of Visual Studio Code. There are many updates in this version that we hope you'll like, some of the key highlights include:

• Agent mode

  • Agent mode is available in VS Code Stable. Enable it by setting chat.agent.enabled:true (more...).
  • Extend agent mode with Model Context Protocol (MCP) server tools (more...).
  • Try the new built-in tools in agent mode for fetching web content, finding symbol references, and deep thinking (more...).

• Code editing

  • Next Edit Suggestions is now generally available (more...).
  • Benefit from fewer distractions such as diagnostics events while AI edits are applied in the editor (more...).

• Chat

  • Use your own API keys to access more language models in chat (preview) (more...).
  • Easily switch between ask, edit, and agent mode from the unified chat experience (more...).
  • Experience improved workspace search speed and accuracy with instant remote workspace indexing (more...).

• Notebook editing

  • Create and edit notebooks as easily as code files with support for edit and agent mode (more...).

For the complete release notes go to Updates on code.visualstudio.com.

Insiders: Want to try new features as soon as possible? You can download the nightly Insiders build and try the latest updates as soon as they are available.