# Visual Studio Code 1.132 — Visual Studio Code 1.132

- Product: Visual Studio Code (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/vscode)
- Vendor: Microsoft
- Date: 2026-08-05
- Version: 1.132
- Original notes: https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_132
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/vscode/releases/1.132

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- **added** — Commenting in the integrated browser to give agents precise feedback by commenting on specific web page elements
- **added** — Multilingual dictation with an on-device model that follows language preference or detects language automatically
- **added** — Side chats with /btw command to ask contextual questions without interrupting the current agent turn
- **added** — Markdown diffs in the hybrid Markdown editor to review changes in rendered Markdown while editing the modified document
- **added** — Agent host to connect to the same agent session from multiple VS Code windows
- **added** — Agents window to start and monitor multiple agent sessions
- **added** — Live status pills above chat input to track session activity across files, subagents, previews, and browsers
- **added** — Editor type dropdown in the Agents window to switch between available regular and diff editors
- **added** — Ability to reference chats in other chats by dragging chat tabs into the input box or typing #chat:
- **added** — Dictation onboarding experience that verifies microphone selection with live waveform and device picker
- **added** — Voice: Configure Dictation Instructions command to adapt transcript to project terminology and formatting preferences
- **changed** — Terminal output in Chat now reflows to available width as the view is resized instead of using a fixed width
- **changed** — Dictation uses multilingual Nemotron 3.5 as default on-device model
- **added** — Setting breadcrumbs.showEditorType to show editor type dropdown in editor windows
- **added** — Setting agents.voice.language to customize dictation language
- **added** — Support for importing official Foundry Local model packages from disk when network restrictions prevent on-device model download

#### Visual Studio Code 1.132
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Release date: August 5, 2026
Downloads: Windows: x64 Arm64 | Mac: Universal Intel silicon | Linux: deb rpm tarball Arm snap
Welcome to the 1.132 release of Visual Studio Code. This release brings element-level feedback in the integrated browser, multilingual dictation, side chats, and Markdown diffs in the hybrid Markdown editor.
- Commenting in the integrated browser: Give agents precise feedback by commenting on specific web page elements.
- Multilingual dictation: Dictate in multiple languages with an on-device model that follows your language preference or detects the language automatically.
- Side chats with /btw: Ask contextual questions without interrupting the current agent turn.
- Markdown diffs in the hybrid Markdown editor (Experimental): Review changes in rendered Markdown while continuing to edit the modified document.
Happy Coding!
VS Code is rolling out gradually to all users. Use Check for Updates in VS Code to get the latest version immediately.
To try new features as soon as possible, download the nightly Insiders build, which includes the latest updates as soon as they are available.
##### Agents
###### Agent host
The agent host lets you connect to the same agent session from multiple VS Code windows. It runs agent harnesses such as Copilot, Claude, and Codex in a dedicated process based on the Agent Host Protocol (AHP). The agent host's Copilot agent is powered by the Copilot SDK, which aligns its behavior and functionality with the Copilot CLI, the standalone GitHub Copilot app, and other Copilot products.
We're actively developing the agent host and progressively rolling it out to users. The screenshot below shows how to select the Copilot harness on the agent host in the editor window:
You can learn more in our VS Code Agent Host documentation. If you have any feedback or requests, please let us know by filing an issue.
###### Agents window
The Agents window gives you a dedicated space to start and monitor multiple agent sessions.
###### Track session activity from the chat input
When an agent works across files, subagents, previews, and browsers, you can use live status pills above the chat input to follow its progress and quickly return to related work. The pills update with the activity for the session you are viewing:
- Changes summarizes the number of changes. Select it to view the changes for the current turn in a multi-file diff that updates live.
- Previews provides access to Markdown previews for files the agent creates or edits.
- Subagents lets you follow what the agent is doing in a subagent by opening its work in a separate chat.
- Browsers lets you follow along while the agent interacts with an integrated browser.
###### Switch editor types
Setting: breadcrumbs.showEditorType
When multiple editor types are available, an editor type dropdown in the Agents window shows the current editor and lets you switch between the available regular and diff editors instead of using the Reopen Editor With command. You can also change the default editor from the dropdown. The dropdown uses the right side of the breadcrumb bar, which also provides file navigation in the Agents window.
To show the editor type dropdown in editor windows, enable breadcrumbs.showEditorType .
###### Side chats with /btw
When you want to ask a question without interrupting the current turn, you can open a side chat by typing /btw in the chat input. The side chat shares the context and prompt cache of your primary chat, so you can ask questions about the current turn. Similarly, you can select text in a chat response to ask contextual questions about that response.
You can also share context by referencing chats in other chats, either by dragging the chat tabs into the input box, or typing #chat: and then picking the title of the chat to include.
##### Chat
###### Terminal output reflow
Expanded terminal output in Chat reflows to the available width as the view is res

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