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π AI Toolkit for VS Code β March 2026 Update
Version 0.32.0 consolidates the Foundry extension into AI Toolkit's sidebar, introduces a new Create Agent View with both code-based and no-code pathways, and adds skill-based building with GitHub Copilot and MCP tool approval controls.
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π AI Toolkit for VS Code β February 2026 Update
Version 0.30.0 adds a centralized Tool Catalog for browsing Foundry and local MCP tools, an Agent Inspector with F5 debugging and real-time streaming visualization, and evaluation-as-tests integration using pytest syntax in VS Code's Test Explorer.
Microsoft Tech Communityπ AI Toolkit for VS Code: January 2026 Update
Version 0.28.0 migrates from Copilot Instructions to Copilot Skills for richer GitHub Copilot Chat integration, adds enterprise Entra authentication for Anthropic Claude models, and shifts agent code generation to default to Foundry v2.
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AI Toolkit for VS Code October Update
Version 0.24.0 integrates GitHub Copilot Tools directly into the IDE, adding agent code generation, evaluation planning, dataset-scale agent runner, and evaluation code generation. It also unifies ONNX and Foundry Local model catalogs.
Microsoft Tech CommunityGPT-5 Family of Models & GPT OSS Are Now Available in AI Toolkit for VS Code
Version 0.18.3 brings the full GPT-5 model family to the toolkit alongside OpenAI's first open-source models, including GPT-OSS-120b on Azure AI Foundry and GPT-OSS-20b optimized for local Windows edge deployment via ONNX Runtime.
Microsoft Tech CommunityAI Toolkit for VS Code July Update
Version 0.16.0 introduces GitHub pay-as-you-go model billing for seamless scaling beyond free tier limits, stabilizes function calling and agent version management in Agent Builder, and adds a 100+ model catalog with one-click Azure AI Foundry deployment.
Microsoft Tech CommunityAI Toolkit for VS Code June Update
Version 0.14.0 adds an integrated evaluation suite for Agent Builder with synthetic data generation and built-in evaluators. It also introduces model conversion tools for Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm NPUs, and LoRA adapter fine-tuning on Azure.
Microsoft Tech CommunityBuild AI Agents with MCP Tool Use in Minutes with AI Toolkit for VSCode
The Prompt Builder is rebranded as Agent Builder with an expanded layout for building AI agents that connect to MCP servers via stdio or HTTP. Developers can scaffold new MCP server projects in Python or TypeScript and debug tools directly in VS Code.
Microsoft Tech CommunityAI Toolkit for VS Code March Update
This update introduces prompt engineering tutorials, side-by-side model comparison in the Playground, and Think Mode for Claude 3.7 Sonnet. It also adds new models including Llama, DeepSeek R1, Mistral Nemo via Nvidia NIM, and GPT-4.5.
Microsoft Tech CommunityTeams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code update β January 2025
This release introduces a redesigned getting started experience, environment variable support in localization files, integrated debugging for declarative agents, and Kiota-powered action regeneration with expanded authentication options.
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Teams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code update β November 2024
The v5.10.1 patch updates terminology from "Copilot Agent" to "Agent" and fixes debug session stability. The prerelease adds local authentication for API-ME and API Plugin templates, automatic port conflict resolution, and Microsoft Kiota integration.
Microsoft 365 Developer BlogStreamline your workflow: Embracing Adaptive Cards Templating
This post announces the deprecation of the Adaptive Card Tools package in August 2025 and guides developers to transition to the adaptivecards-templating package, which becomes the default in new Teams Toolkit projects.
Microsoft 365 Developer BlogTeams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code prerelease update β August 2024
The August prerelease introduces enhanced app validation against Microsoft's review test cases, intelligent chatbot generation with Python, and the ability to create declarative copilots for Microsoft 365 with Assistant API support on Azure OpenAI.
Microsoft 365 Developer BlogTeams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code update β July 2024
This release enables debugging Teams apps directly in the desktop client with breakpoints and hot reload, transitions bot templates from client secret to managed identity for improved security, and adds a teamsapp uninstall command for resource cleanup.
Microsoft 365 Developer BlogBuild intelligent apps for Microsoft 365 with Teams Toolkit
Teams Toolkit v5.8.0 introduces pre-built templates for building custom copilots in Microsoft Teams, including Basic AI ChatBot, AI Agent ChatBot, and Chat with Your Data options powered by Teams AI Library and Azure AI Search.
Microsoft 365 Developer BlogTeams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code update β March 2024
The March update streamlines the scaffolding experience for building custom copilots with top-level entry points and simplified LLM configuration. It introduces new AI Agent templates and adds Python language support for developing Basic AI Chatbots.
Microsoft 365 Developer BlogTeams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code update β January 2024
This release makes Azure Static Web Apps the default deployment target for Tab-based applications and introduces the Teams Toolkit CLI v3.0.0 beta with the new teamsapp root command signature, plus Dev Tunnel expiration optimization.
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Introducing Teams App Test Tool
Teams App Test Tool lets developers debug and test bot applications in a web-based chat environment emulating Microsoft Teams, without needing a Microsoft 365 tenant, sideloading permissions, or a network tunnel.
Microsoft 365 Developer BlogTeams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code update β November 2023
The November update introduces the AI Assistant Bot template powered by OpenAI Assistants API, integrates the Teams App Test Tool for tunnel-free bot debugging, and adds an Adaptive Card Previewer directly within the toolkit.
Microsoft 365 Developer BlogAnnouncing public preview for Microsoft Adaptive Card Previewer
The Adaptive Card Previewer extension for VS Code enables instant side-by-side preview of Adaptive Cards with live editing, using the latest Microsoft Teams rendering stack with light, dark, and high-contrast theme support.
Microsoft 365 Developer BlogTeams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code update with new AI chat bot template
This release introduces the AI chat bot app template that uses the Teams AI Library to build GPT-like conversational bots for Microsoft Teams, plus CodeLens support for teamsapp.yml lifecycle commands.
Microsoft 365 Developer BlogTeams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code update β July 2023
The July update lets developers import existing SharePoint Framework projects into Teams Toolkit, adds a link unfurling template for Teams and Outlook, and introduces the api2Teams preview tool for generating Teams bots from OpenAPI specifications.
Microsoft 365 Developer BlogTeams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code Update β April 2023
This update defaults to Dev Tunnels for secure local bot debugging with Microsoft 365 identity, adds full-stack debugging for SPFx across Teams, Outlook, and the Microsoft 365 app, and provides GitHub Codespaces support for instant development setup.
Microsoft 365 Developer BlogTeams Toolkit for Visual Studio Code update β March 2023
This update adds SharePoint Framework v1.16.1 support in the stable release and continues the Teams Toolkit v5 prerelease with Outlook Add-in project creation, debugging, and deployment capabilities.
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