VS Code: Remote Sessions and Sandbox Security Upgrades
Today we're diving into 20 merged pull requests that showcase VS Code's continued evolution in remote development and AI-powered tools. The biggest story is enhanced remote agent host support in the Sessions app, plus significant improvements to terminal sandbox security and chat functionality. We also see thoughtful code quality improvements and performance optimizations throughout.
Duration: PT4M14S
Episode overview
This episode is a short developer briefing from VS Code.
It explains recent repository work in plain language.
- Show: VS Code
- Published: 2026-03-21T10:15:25Z
- Audio duration: PT4M14S
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Hey there, developers! Welcome back to another episode of the VS Code podcast. I'm your host, and wow - what a day March 21st was for the VS Code codebase! We've got 20 merged pull requests and 30 additional commits to unpack, and there's some genuinely exciting stuff happening here.
Let's start with the headline feature that caught my eye - remote agent host support in Sessions. Rob Lourens shipped a massive PR that's going to change how we work with remote development. This isn't just a small tweak - we're talking about 1,253 lines of new code across 36 files. The Sessions app now lets you…
Speaking of making things feel natural, there's been some serious work on terminal sandbox security. Dileepyavan has been on fire with multiple PRs addressing how VS Code handles sandboxed commands. The big insight here is moving away from relying on the temp directory - which might sound technical, but it's…
But here's what's really cool - the team didn't just fix the security issue and call it done. They also improved the user experience around terminal confirmations. Now when VS Code wants to run a command outside the sandbox, you get better options to allow-list commands. It's that perfect…
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