Microsoft's latest VS Code update adds provider switching and a GitHub-free entry path specifically for Claude sessions.

Microsoft is bringing five more Claude-native capabilities to Azure-hosted deployments, extending a pattern of accommodating Anthropic's models, APIs and agent tooling across Microsoft and GitHub ...

VS Code model picker now allows users to switch between Anthropic and Copilot providers between turns reconfiguring the agent host. Microsoft has released Visual Studio Code 1.133, an update to its ...

VS Code 1.122 removes the GitHub sign-in blocker for BYOK, making enterprise and offline AI workflows practical. BYOK now supports chat, tools and MCP servers while signed out. The release also ...