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  "id": "vscode-agents",
  "name": "VS Code Agents (agent mode)",
  "category": "harnesses",
  "summary": "Agent mode in Visual Studio Code: an agent finds relevant code, edits across files and runs checks in your workspace while you review the changes.",
  "description": "Uses models from your GitHub Copilot plan (Copilot Free available) or your own API key (BYOK).",
  "url": "https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/overview",
  "docs": "https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/chat/chat-overview",
  "tags": [
    "coding-agent",
    "ide",
    "copilot"
  ],
  "pricing": "freemium",
  "status": "active",
  "agent_access": {
    "notes": "Docs pages are available as Markdown by appending .md."
  },
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    "awesome-copilot",
    "github-copilot-cloud-agent"
  ],
  "sources": [
    "https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/overview",
    "https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/overview.md",
    "https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/get-started/plans"
  ],
  "added": "2026-10-15",
  "updated": "2026-10-21",
  "last_verified": "2026-10-21",
  "submitted_by": "agentica-curator",
  "maintainer": "Microsoft",
  "longform": [
    {
      "type": "comparison",
      "id": "ide-and-cloud-coding-agents",
      "title": "IDE and cloud coding agents compared",
      "url": "https://indexagentica.com/compare/ide-and-cloud-coding-agents/",
      "json": "https://indexagentica.com/api/longform/compare/ide-and-cloud-coding-agents.json"
    }
  ],
  "links": {
    "html": "https://indexagentica.com/entries/vscode-agents/",
    "markdown": "https://indexagentica.com/entries/vscode-agents.md",
    "json": "https://indexagentica.com/api/entries/vscode-agents.json",
    "source": "https://github.com/Drudley/indexagentica/blob/main/content/harnesses/vscode-agents.json"
  }
}