The May 2025 release of Visual Studio Code features multiple updates, including MCP, which enhances agent coding flow, facilitates access to authentication-required MCP servers, enables debugging of MCP servers in development mode, and allows for the publishing of MCP servers from an extension. Furthermore, it facilitates the organization and management of related tools, enables the visualization of files in the Source Control Graph view, and supports the assignment and tracking of tasks for the GitHub Copilot Coding Agent.
Visual Studio Code Release May 2025
Welcome to the May 2025 release of Visual Studio Code. There are many updates in this version that we hope you'll like, some of the key highlights include:
MCP
- Expand your agent coding flow with support for prompts, resources, and sampling ( Show more).
- Access MCP servers that require authentication ( Show more).
- Debug MCP servers with development mode ( Show more).
- Publish MCP servers from an extension ( Show more).
Chat
- Group and manage related tools by combining them in a tool set ( Show more).
Source Control
- View files in Source Control Graph view ( Show more).
- Assign and track work for GitHub Copilot Coding Agent from within VS Code ( Show more).
If you'd like to read these release notes online, go to Updates on code.visualstudio.com.
Want to try new features as soon as possible? You can download the nightly Insiders build and try the latest updates as soon as they are available.
