Visual Studio Code 1.143 (Insiders)
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Last updated: October 15, 2026
Welcome to the 1.143 Insiders release of Visual Studio Code.
These release notes cover the Insiders build of VS Code and continue to evolve as new features are added.
You can still track our progress in the Commit log and our list of Closed issues.
Happy Coding!
October 15, 2026
- Add a Canvas submenu to the New Chat menu in the editor window to open registered canvases after the chat is initialized. #341660: Canvases: open registered canvases from the Editor Window New Chat menu
October 14, 2026
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In portable mode, CLI state and cache files are stored under the portable data directory instead of the user's home directory. #184646: .vscode\cli\ ignores portable mode
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Workspace-root
.mcp.jsonfiles support${VAR}and${VAR:-default}environment variable expansion for MCP server configuration values. #340348: Support Env Var expansion in VS Code mcp.json
October 13, 2026
- Add a Stop Shell action for detached background shells in Agent Host chats. #341329: Offer Stop for detached background shells in Agent Host chats
October 12, 2026
- Extensions can contribute Explorer title actions through
view/titleby usingview == workbench.explorer.fileView. #108271: Add an explorer/title menu contribution point
We really appreciate people trying our new features as soon as they are ready, so check back here often and learn what's new.