2026-01-21 - 16:37Z

Commit: 4c5bbc5 · Previous: f60f946 · Compare: GitHub Version: 1.109.0-insider · Branch: main · Upstream: microsoft/vscode

Chat and Agent Sessions

new: support representing file deletions in chat edit sessions with proper UI, undo/redo, and storage (#289270)
new: add experimental tri-state chat toggle in command center to cycle between hidden, shown, and maximized states (#289336)
fix: archive current chat session on /clear command instead of backgrounding it (#289317)
fix: improve logging in agent sessions (#289316)
fix: fix use of time label in agent sessions (#289371)
fix: address chat integration feedback on agent sessions (#289325)
refactor: refactor context usage widget initialization for chat resource views to improve performance (#289420)
refactor: refactor inline chat affordance and rendering modes with new affordance components and configuration (#289159)
fix: fix input shifting when editing request due to flex gap loss (#289301)

refactor: extract floating menu into a widget for better modularity (#289333)
refactor: cleanup floating menu code in workbench (#289312)
new: add new codicons for screen cut and ask functionalities (#289354)
refactor: enhance dark theme styles, widget transparency, and z-index management for consistent UI layering (#289409)
refactor: polish toolbar in agent sessions (#289350)

fix: prevent providing original resource for files inside .git folder (#289313)

new: add test coverage for setModelsVisibility and setGroupVisibility in chat models view model (#289389)

new: introduce experimental auto reload mode setting (#289397)
refactor: update distro for engineering (#289408)
refactor: updates to prompt file location settings (#289275)
refactor: appending node exec path for running srt (#289150)
refactor: remove experimental tags from todo list widget configuration (#289304)

remove: remove winpty support by upgrading node-pty to 1.2.0-beta.7 (#289025)