VS Code 1.111: Weekly Stable Cadence Launches with Autopilot Mode — Full Auto-Approve Agent Execution

Visual Studio Code·high signal

VS Code 1.111 (March 9, 2026) inaugurates a weekly stable release cadence and ships Autopilot (Preview), a permission mode that auto-approves all tool calls, retries errors, and auto-responds to agent questions — enabling fully autonomous iteration until the agent calls task_complete. Three permission tiers now exist: Default Approvals, Bypass Approvals, and Autopilot. Agent-scoped hooks allow per-session pre/post processing logic without affecting other chat interactions.