Developer Tools - 4

2025 (12)

October (2)

dotnet: Introducing Microsoft Agent Framework (Preview): Making AI Agents Simple for Every Developer

.NET

2025-10-01

Microsoft announced the Microsoft Agent Framework (Preview), a unified solution for creating, orchestrating, hosting, and observing AI agents in the .NET ecosystem to help developers ship production AI agents faster.

github: Auto model selection is now in VS Code for Copilot Business and Enterprise

GitHub

2025-10-01

GitHub announced that auto model selection in Visual Studio Code is now available in public preview for Copilot Business and Enterprise plans; the feature automatically selects the appropriate model for you.

September (10)

github: Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.5 is in public preview for Copilot coding agent

GitHub

2025-09-30

GitHub Copilot’s asynchronous coding agent now supports Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet 4.5. The integration is available in public preview and connects Copilot coding agent with Anthropic’s most advanced model for coding and real‑world agent tasks.

github: Copilot coding agent remembers context within the same pull request

GitHub

2025-09-30

GitHub's Copilot coding agent — an asynchronous background developer agent that opens draft pull requests, makes changes, and requests review — now remembers context within the same pull request, allowing it to maintain continuity across related tasks.

github: Anthropic Claude Sonnet 4.5 is in public preview for GitHub Copilot

GitHub

2025-09-29

Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 4.5, described as their most advanced model for coding and real‑world agents, is rolling out in public preview inside GitHub Copilot and is available to Copilot Pro, Pro+, Business, and Enterprise customers.

github: Copilot can create issues with code snippets in public preview

GitHub

2025-09-25

GitHub announced that Copilot can now create issues that include relevant code snippets and files. The capability is available in public preview and aims to make issue reports more actionable by automatically adding code context.

github: GitHub Copilot CLI is now in public preview

GitHub

2025-09-25

GitHub announced that GitHub Copilot CLI is available in public preview, bringing the Copilot coding agent into the terminal so developers can work locally with AI-assisted coding in their command line workflow.

github: Copilot Spaces is now generally available

GitHub

2025-09-24

GitHub announced that Copilot Spaces is now generally available (announced 2025-09-24). Copilot Spaces brings richer project context — such as files, pull requests and other project artifacts — into Copilot so the assistant can understand a repository more like a teammate and provide more relevant, context-aware help.

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: GitHub Copilot app modernization capabilities for Java and .NET are now available

Azure Updates

2025-09-23

Microsoft announced general availability of GitHub Copilot app modernization capabilities for Java and .NET. The offering is designed to reduce redundant, complex work involved in modernizing applications so developers can focus on innovation, while helping ensure apps remain secure, scalable, and up to date.

ai: AI-Assisted Development powered by Local Models

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2025-09-18

The post highlights how running AI locally on developers' devices addresses long-standing concerns about data privacy, dependency on cloud services, and limited control over tooling. By using local models, teams — especially those working on sensitive or regulated projects — can keep data on-device, customize workflows, reduce latency, and retain full control over model behavior. The article positions local models as a practical approach for AI-assisted development and is published on the Azure AI Foundry Blog.

github: GitHub MCP Registry: The fastest way To discover AI tools

GitHub

2025-09-16

GitHub announced the MCP Registry, a centralized place to discover MCP servers and AI tools so developers can more quickly find and connect AI agents to their development workflows. The registry aims to replace hunting through multiple registries, repositories, and community threads with a single searchable catalog.

ai: Announcing Computer Use tool (Preview) in Azure AI Foundry Agent Service

Microsoft AI Foundry Blog

2025-09-16

Microsoft announced the Computer Use tool (Preview) for the Azure AI Foundry Agent Service. The preview brings feature parity with the Azure OpenAI Responses API while offering seamless integration into the Foundry agent runtime and enterprise-grade security, allowing developers to build agents that reason and use tools within a secure environment.