Use the Agents window (Preview)

The Agents window is a dedicated, agent-first Visual Studio Code window for assigning high-level tasks and tracking agent sessions across workspaces.

In this article, you learn how to open the Agents window and start, monitor, review, and finish agent sessions across your projects. To compare it with the Chat view and other interfaces, see Ways to work with agents. For conversation controls shared across chat surfaces, see Use chat in VS Code.

Note

The Agents window is currently in preview. Share feedback by filing an issue on GitHub, or browse existing Agents window issues.

Prerequisites

Visual Studio Code installed. Download VS Code.
One of the following authentication options:
- Access to GitHub Copilot. Follow the steps in Set up GitHub Copilot in VS Code to sign in and activate your subscription.
- An