VS Code 1.134.0

Microsoft today released Visual Studio Code 1.134, the August 2026 monthly update to its cross-platform code editor. The release date is August 19, 2026. This version is squarely focused on helping developers work across windows, organize related chats side by side, and move through long conversations with less friction.

Side-by-Side Chats

The headline feature is side-by-side chats. You can now arrange related chats and subagent chats into horizontal or vertical groups, making it far easier to compare results or monitor several agents working at once. Drag a chat or subagent chat into a group and VS Code restores the layout and focus when you return to the session or reload the window.

Prompt Timeline and Find in Chat

Navigating long conversations is also getting a boost. A new prompt timeline lets you quickly travel across prompts and review the file changes each one produced, while a dedicated Find in Chat command searches the entire conversation for a phrase, so you no longer have to scroll through dozens of turns to locate a specific request.

Preview HTML Files

Community-requested support for local HTML preview arrives too. By making the integrated browser the default editor for HTML files, you can preview local HTML directly inside VS Code without leaving the editor.

Agent Host

Under the hood, the new agent host lets you connect to the same agent session from multiple VS Code windows, running agent harnesses in a dedicated process based on the Agent Host Protocol (AHP). Its Copilot agent is powered by the Copilot SDK, aligning behavior with the Copilot CLI and the standalone GitHub Copilot app.

As with every monthly drop, 1.134 is rolling out gradually to all users. If you want the newest features immediately, enable Check for Updates or grab the nightly Insiders build.