VS Code Learn: Extending Agents

Checkout key aspects of AI Agents with Tools, Tool sets, Permissions and Sandboxing. We'll also look at MCP (Model Context Protocol) and how to use it to connect your agents to external data sources. You'll also get a view into Agent Plugins where you can package up your tools for a one-click install. Finally, you will also see how VS Code is covering the landscape with third-party agents, Claude and Codex! ▶️ For more VS Code Learn content: https://aka.ms/vscode/learn 🔎 Chapters: 00:00 Intro to AI Agents and Tool Sets 00:45 Demo 09:25 Intro to MCP (Model Context Protocol) 10:32 Demo 15:49 Intro to Agent Plugins 16:43 Demo 23:50 Intro to third-party agents 25:40 Demo 29:13 Recap 29:25 Happy Coding! Corrections: 01:03 Tools are not in the agent customizations modal 01:35 Smart tool searching prevents this from happening now (Improving token efficiency for GitHub Copilot in VS Code blog: https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2026/06/17/improving-token-efficiency-in-github-copilot) 01:52 128 tool limit no longer applies, however less tools are still better! 06:07 The list is now “Manual permissions”, “Assisted permissions” and “Allow all” 11:20 Tools are now in the agent customizations modal 🤝 Connect with Liam: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liam-conroy-hampton/ 📲 Follow VS Code: X: https://x.com/code Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/vscode.dev LinkedIn: https://aka.ms/VSCode/LinkedIn GitHub: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vscode.ig/ #vscode #vsc-learn #tools