VS Code 1.128 Makes a Clear Bet: The Agents Window Is Becoming the New Work Surface

VS Code 1.128 turns agent workflows from novelty into daily ergonomics with multi-chat sessions, GA vision support, and deeper host/session controls.

VS Code’s GPT-5.5 Prompt Tuning Proves a Hard Truth: Harness Design Beats Hype

The VS Code experiment with GPT-5.5 shows measurable gains come from disciplined harness and prompt iteration, not just swapping to newer foundation models.

The Real Agent UX Win Is Safe Autonomy, Not Maximum Autonomy

File access, approvals, and memory design are the practical triad for trustworthy agent behavior in production.

The Agent Confidence Index Should Change What You Automate Next

The data says teams trust agents most for repetitive technical toil, not for high-stakes judgment calls.

Visual Studio 2026 April Update: Cloud Agent, Custom Agents, and Debugger Agent

Visual Studio 2026 (18.5) April update brings cloud agent integration, user-level custom agents, C++ code tools GA, and a Debugger Agent that validates fixes against live runtime behavior.

Governing MCP Tool Calls in .NET with the Agent Governance Toolkit

The Agent Governance Toolkit is a .NET 8+ package for scanning MCP tool definitions for threats, enforcing YAML-based policy, and sanitizing tool output — covering OWASP MCP Top 10.

Microsoft Agent Framework Part 3: From Tools to Workflows — The Building Blocks Click Into Place

Part 3 of the .NET AI building blocks series covers the Microsoft Agent Framework — from single agents with tools to multi-agent workflows with memory. Here's what actually matters.

SQL MCP Server on Azure App Service — No Containers Required

The SQL MCP Server can now run on Azure App Service without Docker or Kubernetes. Here's what that means for .NET developers building AI agents that talk to SQL databases.

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