Updated
Updated · InfoWorld · Jul 24
Microsoft Releases VS Code 1.130 With Agents Upgrades and Terminal Diff Link Support
Updated
Updated · InfoWorld · Jul 24

Microsoft Releases VS Code 1.130 With Agents Upgrades and Terminal Diff Link Support

3 articles · Updated · InfoWorld · Jul 24

Summary

  • VS Code 1.130 shipped on July 22, a week after 1.129, adding updates to the Agents window, agent host and terminal across Windows, Linux and Mac.
  • The Agents window now shows file-level diff statistics and a more compact multi-file diff, making it easier to review changes across parallel agent sessions.
  • Agent host changes add assisted permissions for tool calls—enabled through chat.assistedPermissions.enabled—letting the LLM assess risk and decide whether user approval is needed.
  • Terminal support now opens file links from Git diff output when diff.mnemonicPrefix is enabled, including numeric prefixes from git diff --no-index.
  • Smaller usability tweaks include single-line quick-chat session rows and hover timestamps for chat requests and responses, which users can disable with chat.verbose.

Insights

Does VS Code's new AI 'harness' truly mitigate security risks, or does it just slow down developers?
Is the rise of powerful AI coding agents making expensive high-end hardware a requirement for all developers?