VS Code Live: Agent Sessions Day – AI and Agentic Development in Visual Studio Code
GitHub hosts VS Code Live: Agent Sessions Day, with Olivia Guzzardo McVicker and the VS Code team demonstrating how AI and agentic workflows are shaping the future of coding for developers.
VS Code Live: Agent Sessions Day – AI and Agentic Development in Visual Studio Code
Join GitHub and the Visual Studio Code product team for a global virtual event highlighting how VS Code is evolving as a developer editor redefined by AI. The agenda features demos and talks from leading team members, focusing on agents, customizable workflows, integration with AI models, and maintaining open-source community values.
Agenda Highlights
- Welcome by Olivia Guzzardo McVicker, introducing Agent HQ Vision
- Keynote Demo with Kyle Daigle
- How VS Code Builds with AI by Harald Kirschner
- Unified Agent Experience with Peng Lyu and Pierce Boggan
- Extending Agents with MCP — Josh Spicer
- The Browser in Your Editor by Connor Peet
- Bring Your Own Model in VS Code: Kyle Cutler, Justin Chen, Joaquin Ruales
- How We Ship Models: Sandeep Somavarapu
- Customizing Your Agents with Julia Kasper
- Copilot CLI in VS Code: Courtney Webster
- Best Practices for Agentic Coding with Alex Weininger, Burke Holland, and Pierce Boggan
- Closing Message from Kai Metzel
What You'll Learn
- How to leverage AI-powered agents and workflows in Visual Studio Code
- Customizing and extending VS Code with open integrations and model support
- Real-world demos of agentic development and Copilot CLI integration
- Best practices for building smarter, more efficient coding solutions with VS Code AI tools
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