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After a busy January (catch up here), we’re shifting focus to reliability and refinement. This month is about tightening core workflows, improving agent stability, and building on the MCP foundations we’ve been laying.
These are active areas of work, not delivery commitments. Upvote the features that matter most to you.
Agent Mode & Coding Agents
Reliability is the priority this month. We’re raising the floor on agent-driven scenarios with:- Better progress and status indicators during long-running operations
- Improved handling of failures and retries so agents can recover more gracefully
- Diagnostics and logging improvements to help you diagnose and resolve issues faster.
- UX improvements across chat management, history, and agent-mode interactions
- Adding support for Agent Skills
- Coding Agent & Unified Sessions
Planning Agent
First steps toward a dedicated agent for multi-step task planning and execution.Copilot SDK & Platform Integration (Experimental)
We’re also beginning early work to better integrate the Copilot CLI into Visual Studio Copilot.Model Context Protocol (MCP)
MCP keeps external tools and services connected to VS in a governed, scalable way. February focus:Models & Context Management
Under-the-hood work to keep Copilot fast as context grows:- Better handling of large or complex context
- Simplifying how context is reduced and capped to avoid unexpected behavior
Copilot experience in Editor
Smoother Copilot integration with existing editor behavior:- Copilot keyboard shortcut to accept suggestion.
- Avoid IntelliSense and Copilot conflicts
- Easier Copilot support from editor quick info
Thanks for continuing to build with us.
Source:
Roadmap for AI in Visual Studio (February) - Visual Studio Blog
Discover the February roadmap for AI in Visual Studio, with improvements in reliability and integrations for better performance.
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