{"id":254306,"date":"2025-09-11T09:05:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T16:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/?p=254306"},"modified":"2025-09-12T12:28:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T19:28:26","slug":"copilot-profiler-agent-visual-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/copilot-profiler-agent-visual-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"Democratizing Performance: The Copilot Profiler Agent in Action on Real Code"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/i>Watch behind the scenes of the Profiler Agent<\/strong><\/p>Head on over to the Copilot Profiler Agent<\/a>\u00a0to watch.<\/div><\/span><\/p>\n


We\u2019re excited to announce the <\/span>Copilot Profiler Agent <\/span><\/b>available in Visual Studio 2026 <\/span>Insiders,<\/span> it’s an<\/span> AI-powered performance assistant built directly into Visual Studio. Forget staring at endless call trees or walls of mysterious numbers that leave you asking, <\/span>\u201cwhere do I even start?\u201d<\/span><\/i> The Copilot Profiler Agent changes that.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Instead of raw data, you now get an AI partner that not only points out the real bottlenecks but also explains what\u2019s going on, suggests fixes, writes benchmarks, and even validates improvements all in a smooth, guided loop.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s like having a performance engineer sitting next to you. Without the coffee runs. And starting today, it\u2019s ready for action in the latest version of Visual Studio, powered by GitHub Copilot.<\/span> Download Visual Studio 2026 Insiders <\/a>today.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Copilot Profiler Agent\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meet the Copilot Profiler Agent<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

The Profiler Agent is the first-of-its-kind AI assistant in Visual Studio, designed to work seamlessly with GitHub Copilot.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what it can do for you:<\/p>\n

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    Analyze<\/strong> CPU usage, memory allocations, and runtime behavior<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Surface<\/strong> the most expensive bottlenecks in your code<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Generate<\/strong> new BenchmarkDotNet benchmarks (or optimize existing ones)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Suggest<\/strong> actionable performance improvements you can apply instantly<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Validate<\/strong> fixes with before\/after metrics, all in a smooth guided loop<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    And the best part, it\u2019s as easy as asking a question in Copilot Chat. You can:<\/p>\n

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      Tag it directly: @profiler Why is my app slow?<\/code><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Or just ask in plain language in Copilot agent mode: \u201cWhy is my frame rate dropping?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      (Just make sure the Profiler Agent is enabled in the Copilot Chat tool menu.)<\/p>\n

      Now, let\u2019s take a look at it in action. In the demo below, you will see I pointed the agent at an existing benchmark in <\/span>SharpZipLib and asked it to optimize. From there, it handled everything: running the benchmark, guiding me through the changes, applying targeted performance fixes, and validating the results by re-running the benchmark. The result was a measurable performance improvement, all from a <\/span>single prompt<\/span><\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n