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Last GitHub push: Sep 18, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 19, 2026
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97 open issues indexed

Document HTML file behavior in the Agents Window Open

doc-enhancement

microsoft/vscode-docs#10318 · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 17, 2026
Document the Agents Window taskbar shortcut Open

doc-enhancement

microsoft/vscode-docs#10317 · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 17, 2026
Document removing pull request artifacts from a session Open

doc-enhancement

microsoft/vscode-docs#10316 · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 17, 2026
Document configurable pull request creation Open

doc-bug

microsoft/vscode-docs#10315 · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 17, 2026
Document pull request comments from Agents Open

doc-enhancement triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-docs#10314 · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 17, 2026
Document inline session and chat renaming Open

doc-enhancement

microsoft/vscode-docs#10313 · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 17, 2026
Document the compact sessions list Open

doc-enhancement

microsoft/vscode-docs#10312 · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 17, 2026
Document remote Dev Container agent sessions Open

doc-enhancement

microsoft/vscode-docs#10311 · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 17, 2026
Document remote Agent Host connection diagnostics Open

doc-enhancement

microsoft/vscode-docs#10310 · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 17, 2026
Document cloud transcription for web dictation Open

doc-bug

microsoft/vscode-docs#10309 · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 17, 2026
Document the Voice Mode mute shortcut Open

doc-enhancement

microsoft/vscode-docs#10308 · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 17, 2026
Document word wrap indicators Open

doc-enhancement

microsoft/vscode-docs#10306 · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 17, 2026
Clarify Agent Hooks harness support, enterprise deployment, and GA status Open

doc-enhancement

microsoft/vscode-docs#10282 · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 14, 2026
Document shell initialization for Copilot Agent Host sessions Open

doc-enhancement triage-needed

microsoft/vscode-docs#10230 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Sep 2, 2026
How VS Code team uses AI Open

idea

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/vscode-docs#10216 · 1 comment · Opened Sep 1, 2026
Add troubleshooting steps for the spawning of excessive rg processes Open

doc-enhancement

microsoft/vscode-docs#9950 · 1 assignee · Opened Jun 18, 2026
Tie feature update/creation with corrected/available documentation before release. Open

docs-experience

microsoft/vscode-docs#9761 · 1 assignee · Opened May 10, 2026
[feat] Add leading paragraph "Changes In Settings" to release notes Open

feature-request

microsoft/vscode-docs#9742 · 3 comments · 1 assignee · Opened May 6, 2026
Search results at https://code.visualstudio.com/ need improvements Open

docs-experience

microsoft/vscode-docs#9626 · 1 assignee · Opened Apr 7, 2026
UX: Make "Edit" button more discoverable Open

docs-experience feature-request

microsoft/vscode-docs#9541 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · 1 assignee · Opened Mar 11, 2026
Create guide for non-devs on how to best use AI Open

doc-enhancement

microsoft/vscode-docs#9345 · 1 assignee · Opened Feb 9, 2026
Content on Images in Open source AI code editor screen is not visible properly in 100% mode: A11y_ Visual Studio Code Services_Open Source AI code editor screen _Functionality. Open

accessibility

microsoft/vscode-docs#9312 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Feb 3, 2026
Website main scrollbar doesn't follow theme Open

docs-experience vscode-website

microsoft/vscode-docs#9176 · 2 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Dec 17, 2025
Confusing docs around tools specification for .prompt.md files (custom commands) Open

doc-bug

microsoft/vscode-docs#9119 · 2 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Nov 30, 2025
Clarify scope of and when custom instructions are applied Open

doc-bug

microsoft/vscode-docs#9006 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Oct 29, 2025
ansible workaround for Microsoft's aggressive repo management (users to opt-out of apt repository install) Open

bug doc-enhancement

microsoft/vscode-docs#8968 · 1 comment · 2 assignees · Opened Oct 10, 2025
Refresh a default "Install to VS Code" MCP button Open

feature-request ux

microsoft/vscode-docs#8748 · 6 comments · 2 assignees · Opened Aug 11, 2025
Update Python docs to include Python environments extension Open

microsoft/vscode-docs#8603 · 3 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Jul 11, 2025
Consider modernizing the scaffolding approach — Yeoman may be outdated Open

feature-request

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

microsoft/vscode-docs#8573 · Opened Jul 4, 2025
Add extension guide for implementing Completions Provider Open

API documentation extensibility

microsoft/vscode-docs#8554 · 1 assignee · Opened Jun 30, 2025
API - How to create an "interactive"/REPL-style Notebook is not documented Open

feature-request

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

microsoft/vscode-docs#8530 · Opened Jun 25, 2025
Include banners in UX guidelines for notifications Open

API documentation

microsoft/vscode-docs#8493 · 2 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Jun 18, 2025
Keyboard shortcut reference for different languages (e.g. German) Open

feature-request

microsoft/vscode-docs#8382 · 4 comments · 1 assignee · Opened May 15, 2025
Add naming guidance for AI-related UI elements Open

doc-enhancement

microsoft/vscode-docs#8301 · 1 assignee · Opened Apr 23, 2025
Reflect update of msys2 wildcard support for the GCC compiler Open

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/vscode-docs#8273 · 3 comments · Opened Apr 12, 2025
Best guidance for tools writting Open

microsoft/vscode-docs#8217 · 2 comments · 1 assignee · Opened Apr 2, 2025
Configure allowed extensions - GPO format and examples Open

doc-enhancement feature-request

Difficulty 2/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 45/100

microsoft/vscode-docs#8211 · 1 comment · Opened Mar 31, 2025
Add section to UX guidelines for hover Open

API documentation doc-enhancement extensibility

microsoft/vscode-docs#8135 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Mar 11, 2025
Develop guidelines for animated gifs Open

doc-enhancement docs-experience

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-docs#8098 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 27, 2025
Develop guidelines for UI image annotations Open

docs-experience

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100

microsoft/vscode-docs#8097 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 27, 2025
UX Guidelines | Decision trees for choosing UI Open

doc-enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-docs#8096 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 27, 2025
Update images containing text on transparent backgrounds Open

accessibility doc-bug

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-docs#8095 · 2 comments · Opened Feb 27, 2025
UX Guidelines | Provide contextual information alongside do's / dont's Open

doc-enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 30/100

microsoft/vscode-docs#8094 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 27, 2025
Document that, for the copilot models, the final prompt must end with a non-tool-result `UserMessage` Open

doc-bug

microsoft/vscode-docs#8063 · 1 comment · 1 assignee · Opened Feb 20, 2025
No good docs on authentication API Open

feature-request

microsoft/vscode-docs#8040 · 1 comment · 2 assignees · Opened Feb 16, 2025
Intellisense reference icons are not centered Open

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-docs#8029 · 1 comment · Opened Feb 12, 2025
Ruby: use Testing view to discover and run unit tests Open

doc-enhancement

Difficulty 2/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

microsoft/vscode-docs#7927 · 1 comment · Opened Jan 9, 2025
CORP header missing in instructions how to test web extensions Open

doc-enhancement

microsoft/vscode-docs#7845 · 4 comments · 2 assignees · Opened Dec 9, 2024
code.visualstudio.com website loads terribly slow on low bandwidth connections Open

bug

microsoft/vscode-docs#7850 · 4 comments · 2 assignees · Opened Dec 3, 2024
Some features are undocumented or listed in Contribution Points Open

doc-enhancement

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

microsoft/vscode-docs#7811 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Nov 24, 2024

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