Today, we\u2019re excited to share our public roadmap, which outlines the next steps in evolving Visual Studio with AI-powered agentic experiences. With every month, we aim to deliver smarter, faster, and more intuitive tools that enhance your coding experience.<\/p>\n
Disclaimer: The items outlined here represent ongoing work for the month. They are not commitments or guarantees for delivery within the current month.<\/em><\/p>\n With that said, here is what we are working on!<\/p>\n We\u2019re streamlining how you find and switch between modes and making sure both built-in and extension-provided modes can handle more complex workflows.<\/p>\n Two new agent-powered tools are in progress:<\/p>\n We are making it seamless to integrate your workflows across your development stack into Visual Studio, tailoring them to you and your organization.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve been listening to your feedback on Agent Mode and Chat, and we\u2019re making some big improvements.<\/p>\n Faster performance<\/p>\n Better visibility<\/p>\n Expanding Agent Mode functionality<\/p>\n Smarter context retention<\/p>\n More control<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n We want you to bring your entire development stack into Visual Studio, supported by the same security, governance, and trust you expect from our product. To make this possible, we\u2019re expanding support for these capabilities and making them easier to use.<\/p>\n We\u2019re committed to giving you access to the latest models, and in Visual Studio we carefully evaluate them to make sure you get the best possible experience. With the recent introduction of Bring Your Own Key, your choice of models is expanding even further.<\/p>\n GitHub Copilot native support:<\/p>\n Bring Your Own Key support:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We\u2019re bringing the power of agentic workflows and Azure-native capabilities directly into Visual Studio, so you can build, deploy, and manage your applications with the same security, governance, and trust you expect from our platform. The public preview is now available in Visual Studio 2022<\/a>, featuring an automatic installation of Azure MCP for a seamless start.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s what\u2019s coming next:<\/p>\n Copilot-powered code completions and suggestions in your editor are triggered effortlessly and can accelerate your daily programming. We want to deliver a smooth and intuitive experience for you when interacting with these suggestions that minimize potential conflicts.<\/p>\n To make Visual Studio a truly AI-integrated IDE, we want to ensure that Copilot is seamlessly available at every step of your development workflow\u2014not just for writing code, but also for searching, fixing errors, writing unit tests, and even committing and pushing your changes.<\/p>\n We\u2019re excited for you to try these new experiences soon. If you have feedback, post it in the developer community ticket linked above. For other ideas or suggestions, drop a comment below or create a new ticket\u2014our team reviews them all.<\/p>\n Thanks \ud83d\ude0a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today, we\u2019re excited to share our public roadmap, which outlines the next steps in evolving Visual Studio with AI-powered agentic experiences. With every month, we aim to deliver smarter, faster, and more intuitive tools that enhance your coding experience. Disclaimer: The items outlined here represent ongoing work for the month. 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