Microsoft Copilot Studio Extension For Vs Code Now Publicly Available (2026)

Microsoft announced that the Copilot Studio extension for the Visual Studio Code (VS Code) integrated development environment is now available to all users.

Developers can use it to build and manage Copilot Studio agents directly from VS Code using standard software development workflows.

The VS Code cross-platform code editor is used by a large number of developers worldwide to write and review code, with Git integration and support for CI/CD pipelines.

It comes with support for extensions that extend the core capabilities of the IDE, such as more integration choices for tools and services, or modification and customization options.

The Copilot Studio extension enables developers to treat Copilot Studio agents as code, integrating them into the development workflow.

Microsoft says that opens up the following capabilities:

Microsoft says that the extension is designed for development teams managing complex or collaborative agent projects, supporting standard Git integration, request-based review pulling, modification history, and commonly used keyboard shortcuts.

It also integrates with AI coding assistants such as GitHub Copilot and Claude Code, enabling faster drafting, updating, and troubleshooting of agent definitions.

The Copilot Studio extension is available for free on the VSCode Marketplace and has already been downloaded more than 13,000 times.

In July 2025, Microsoft announced that it would open-source the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for VS Code, giving the developer community access to the full implementation of the chat-based coding assistant, including the "agent mode."

Source: BleepingComputer