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2026 (6)

April (3)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Foundry Toolkit for Visual Studio Code (formerly AI Toolkit for VS Code)

Azure Updates

2026-04-24

Foundry Toolkit for VS Code is now generally available. It adds VS Code support for Microsoft Agent Framework, with agent creation from templates or GitHub Copilot, local test/debug with visualization and traces, and direct deployment to Foundry.

github: Bring your own language model key in VS Code now available

GitHub

2026-04-22

Copilot Business and Enterprise users can now use bring your own language model key (BYOK) in Visual Studio Code. This lets teams use their own API keys to access supported models in VS Code.

github: GPT-5.4 mini is now available in Copilot Student auto model selection

GitHub

2026-04-01

GPT-5.4 mini is now generally available to Copilot Student users through Copilot auto model selection. It is included in Auto for GitHub Copilot Chat in supported clients such as Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio.

March (2)

azure: [In preview] Public Preview: Data API builder with built-in GitHub Copilot in MSSQL extension

Azure Updates

2026-03-18

The MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code adds Data API builder in public preview with built-in GitHub Copilot integration. It provides a guided experience for generating backend APIs directly in the development workflow.

dotnet: Modernize .NET Anywhere with GitHub Copilot

.NET

2026-03-12

Microsoft introduced the modernize-dotnet agent to help assess apps, generate upgrade plans, and modernize .NET projects. It is available in Visual Studio, VS Code, GitHub Copilot CLI, and GitHub.

February (1)

azure: [Launched] Generally Available: Azure SQL updates for late-February 2026

Azure Updates

2026-02-25

Late-February 2026 Azure SQL updates add a database object search feature to the MSSQL extension for Visual Studio Code.