Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Agent sessions are more powerful than ever and the VS Code team has been building the visibility and efficiency to match. Harald Kirschner walks through the new Agents window, the token optimization work shipping across recent releases, and how to get the most out of every session.
To learn more, please check out these resources:
* https://aka.ms/VSCode/Agentswindow
* https://aka.ms/VSCode/Learn
* https://aka.ms/VSCode/TTCompression
* code.visualstudio.com/learn
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐:
* Harald Kirschner
* Burke Holland
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:
This is one of many sessions from the Microsoft Build 2026 event. View even more sessions on-demand and learn about Microsoft Build at build.microsoft.com
LIVE169 | English (US)
Broadcast Stage
#MSBuild
Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction with Harold from VS Code team
00:00:23 - Discussion about VS Code team roles and technical PM structure
00:01:02 - Introduction of new VS Code Agent Window feature
00:01:19 - Explanation of agent window purposeโmanaging multiple projects and agents
00:02:21 - Clarification that Agent Window is part of VS Code with multi-workspace support
00:03:05 - Demo setup and features like extensibility and Git settings
00:03:39 - Explanation of VS Code Dev Tunnels for remote access
00:04:27 - Agent sessions overview and user context switching challenges
00:06:00 - Customizations and hooksโspeaking task summaries in VS Code
00:07:31 - Cost optimizations and new auto model routing for token savings
Agent sessions are more powerful than ever and the VS Code team has been building the visibility and efficiency to match. Harald Kirschner walks through the new Agents window, the token optimization work shipping across recent releases, and how to get the most out of every session.
To learn more, please check out these resources:
* https://aka.ms/VSCode/Agentswindow
* https://aka.ms/VSCode/Learn
* https://aka.ms/VSCode/TTCompression
* code.visualstudio.com/learn
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐:
* Harald Kirschner
* Burke Holland
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:
This is one of many sessions from the Microsoft Build 2026 event. View even more sessions on-demand and learn about Microsoft Build at build.microsoft.com
LIVE169 | English (US)
Broadcast Stage
#MSBuild
Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction with Harold from VS Code team
00:00:23 - Discussion about VS Code team roles and technical PM structure
00:01:02 - Introduction of new VS Code Agent Window feature
00:01:19 - Explanation of agent window purposeโmanaging multiple projects and agents
00:02:21 - Clarification that Agent Window is part of VS Code with multi-workspace support
00:03:05 - Demo setup and features like extensibility and Git settings
00:03:39 - Explanation of VS Code Dev Tunnels for remote access
00:04:27 - Agent sessions overview and user context switching challenges
00:06:00 - Customizations and hooksโspeaking task summaries in VS Code
00:07:31 - Cost optimizations and new auto model routing for token savings
