Learn how to create reusable prompt files for GitHub Copilot Chat in VS Code to standardize common development tasks and improve your coding workflow efficiency.

Learn how to use hooks in VS Code to execute custom shell commands at key lifecycle points during agent sessions for automation, validation, and policy enforcement.

The tasks.json example above does not define a new task. It annotates the tsc: build tasks contributed by VS Code's TypeScript extension to be the default build task. You can now execute the TypeScript …

Running Python Code in Visual Studio Code Running Python code in Visual Studio Code Whether you are experimenting with smaller lines of Python code in the REPL or ready to run a Python script, the …

Shells can automatically execute code based on workspace contents, for example by sourcing .env files or running shell initialization scripts that reference the current directory.

Descriptions of kernel selection options and tutorials on managing different types of kernels when working with Jupyter Notebooks in Visual Studio Code.

Use tools with agents Tools extend agents in Visual Studio Code with specialized functionality for accomplishing specific tasks like searching code, running commands, fetching web content, or …

Built-in Commands This document lists a subset of Visual Studio Code commands that you might use with vscode.commands.executeCommand API. Read the Commands guide for how to use the …

Select and Run Your Tests with Coverage: choose the tests you want to run and execute them with coverage. View coverage data: code coverage data is automatically generated and displayed …

GitHub Copilot in VS Code cheat sheet GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code provides autonomous agents, inline suggestions, chat, and smart actions. Agents plan, implement, and verify changes …