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May 21, 2026
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Plan Before You Build: Introducing the Plan agent in Visual Studio

Rachel Kang (SHE/HER)

You ask Copilot to tackle something big, it gets to work, and a dozen file changes later you realize you had a completely different approach in mind. The code isn't wrong... it just isn't what you were going for. Last year, we introduced planning as a feature in Agent mode to help with exactly this. Since then, you’ve told us you wanted more con...

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Oct 22, 2025
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Introducing Planning in Visual Studio (Public Preview)

Rhea Patel

Quick prompts are great for small fixes, but they fall short on big projects. You end up rewriting instructions, tweaking them constantly, and hoping the model stays on track. It gives Copilot a visible, structured path to follow, one that updates as it works and keeps you in control at every step. In Agent Mode, Copilot can now create plans tha...

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