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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Visual Studio Code continues to be a platform for everyone who builds software. Learn how its agentic and AI-driven enhancements empower developers to create, collaborate, and ship better code.