Public story · 2026-02-23 · source-backed

Microsoft AI Toolkit for VS Code v0.30

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2026-02-23

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Three major additions: a Tool Catalog for discovering and integrating agent tools, an end-to-end Agent Inspector for debugging agent behavior, and evaluations treated as first-class tests in development workflows. If you build agents in VS Code, this reduces the "printf debugging" pain of agent development.

Source: Microsoft Community Hub

Microsoft released VS Code / Shared entity: VS Code / Shared topic / What happened next / Tension
Self-replicating "Miasma" malware hit 70+ Microsoft open-source repos, stealing credentials the instant a repo opens in an AI tool.
Linked by a graph relationship (Microsoft released VS Code); both cover VS Code; overlapping topics (agent, behavior, code, microsoft).
VS Code uses Copilot / Shared entity: VS Code / Shared topic / What happened next / Tension
VS Code 1.116 Ships the Agent Companion App
Linked by a graph relationship (VS Code uses Copilot); both cover VS Code; overlapping topics (agent, code, tool).
VS Code uses GitHub Copilot / Shared entity: VS Code / Shared topic / What happened next / Tension
Roo Code Is Dead. 3 Million Installs Disappear Overnight.
Linked by a graph relationship (VS Code uses GitHub Copilot); both cover VS Code; overlapping topics (agent, code, tool).
VS Code supports Claude / Shared entity: VS Code / Shared topic / What happened next / Tension
Cursor 3 Ditches VS Code for Agent Orchestration. Claude Code Holds 54% Market Share at $1.2B ARR.
Linked by a graph relationship (VS Code supports Claude); both cover VS Code; overlapping topics (agent, code, tool).
VS Code supports Codex / Shared entity: VS Code / Shared topic / What happened next / Tension
Warp Terminal Goes Open Source at 56,000 Stars. It's Not a Terminal Anymore.
Linked by a graph relationship (VS Code supports Codex); both cover VS Code; overlapping topics (agent, code, development).
Anthropic partners with VS Code / Shared entity: VS Code / Shared topic / What happened next / Tension
VS Code 1.133 adds an agent host that spans windows and lets you switch model providers mid-session.
Linked by a graph relationship (Anthropic partners with VS Code); both cover VS Code; overlapping topics (agent, code).
Claude Code uses VS Code / Shared entity: VS Code / Shared topic / What happened next / Tension
Agent Plugins 1.0 went GA — and a lab outside the authoring group shipped support the same week
Linked by a graph relationship (Claude Code uses VS Code); both cover VS Code; overlapping topics (agent, code).
VS Code supports Codex / Shared entity: VS Code / Shared topic / What happened next / Tension
VS Code 1.129 shipped an "agent host" so agents can manage other agents.
Linked by a graph relationship (VS Code supports Codex); both cover VS Code; overlapping topics (agent, code).

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Microsoft Community Hub

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Agent Inspector Microsoft AI Toolkit Microsoft Community Hub Tool Catalog VS Code

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Canonical issue: Ramsay Research Agent — 2026-02-23
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Story unit: 2026-02-23-microsoft-ai-toolkit-for-vs-code-v0-30
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Microsoft AI Toolkit for VS Code v0.30

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Microsoft AI Toolkit for VS Code v0.30

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VS Code 1.133 adds an agent host that spans windows and lets you switch model providers mid-session.

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