VS Code: Terminal Autopilot and Chat Polish Party
Today brought 18 merged pull requests focused heavily on chat and terminal improvements, with Justin Chen leading a major terminal autopilot fix and Megan Rogge cleaning up chat tips and UI polish. The team also shipped built-in prompt files for Sessions and made several user experience refinements across the chat interface.
Duration: PT3M56S
Episode overview
This episode is a short developer briefing from VS Code.
It explains recent repository work in plain language.
- Show: VS Code
- Published: 2026-03-06T11:43:50Z
- Audio duration: PT3M56S
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Hey there, fellow developers! Welcome back to another episode of the VS Code podcast. I'm your host, and wow, do we have a packed day to talk about! March 6th brought us 18 merged pull requests and 30 additional commits - the team has been absolutely buzzing with activity.
Let's dive right into the biggest story of the day - terminal autopilot got some serious love! Justin Chen merged a substantial fix that touched 10 files with over 270 lines of changes. This wasn't just a small tweak - they tackled multiple autopilot issues, improved the language around task completion, and made the…
Speaking of polish, Megan Rogge was on fire today! She landed not one, not two, but three different pull requests all focused on making the chat experience better. First, she cleaned house on chat tips - removing some that weren't working well and fixing issues with others. Then she tackled a tricky chat question…
Now here's something really exciting for Sessions users - Josh Spicer shipped built-in prompt files! This is huge because it means you'll get useful slash commands right out of the box, no setup required. They're nicely organized under a 'Built-in' group, and here's the clever part - if you…
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