Using AI to Scaffold Custom Agents

What does it look like for VS Code to be an AI-native editor? How is it evolving with agents running locally in the editor, in a CLI, in the cloud, or even from other companies? Pierce breaks down every part of what was announced for VS Code at GitHub Universe and goes behind the scenes of his part of the keynote.

Follow VS Code:

• X: https://x.com/code
• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/vscode.dev
• YouTube: https://youtube.com/code
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/104107263
• GitHub: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode

Links:

• GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code gets upgraded
• A mission control to assign, steer, and track Copilot coding agent tasks
• GitHub Universe 2025 Opening Keynote
• Open Source AI Editor: Second Milestone
• A Unified Experience for all Coding Agents