VS Code: AI Chat Gets a Sessions Makeover
Today's episode covers a massive day for VS Code's AI chat features with 20 merged pull requests and 30 additional commits focused on sessions, customizations, and CLI alignment. Key contributors Josh Spicer, Benjamin Simmonds, and Martin Aeschlimann led efforts to improve chat session management, add visual polish with new icons and animations, and create better compatibility between VS Code and GitHub CLI workflows.
Duration: PT4M6S
Episode overview
This episode is a short developer briefing from VS Code.
It explains recent repository work in plain language.
- Show: VS Code
- Published: 2026-02-26T11:20:20Z
- Audio duration: PT4M6S
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Hey there, developers! Welcome back to another episode of the VS Code podcast. I'm your host, and wow - do we have an incredible day to dive into today. February 26th, 2026 was absolutely buzzing with activity, and I'm genuinely excited to share what the team has been cooking up.
We're looking at 20 merged pull requests and 30 additional commits, and there's a really beautiful theme running through all of this work - it's all about making AI chat sessions smoother, more polished, and better integrated across different workflows. This feels like one of those days where you can really see the…
Let me start with the biggest story of the day, and that's the work Josh Spicer has been doing around chat customizations and CLI alignment. He landed not one, but multiple PRs focused on making VS Code's AI chat features work seamlessly with GitHub CLI workflows. The main PR added 272 lines across 13 files, and…
Josh also tackled the sessions window to force creation of GitHub CLI-compatible hooks files. This might sound technical, but what it really means is that your workflow becomes more consistent no matter how you're interacting with AI tools. No more context switching headaches between…
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