[ICYMI] VS Code updates November 2025

Welcome to the monthly recap of updates and releases to VS Code and InterSystems-related extensions that are relevant to IRIS developers. 

We'll break down the updates that are relevant to InterSystems developers with tips on how they can be applied to your day-to-day projects. 

Don't forget, if you're migrating from InterSystems Studio to VS Code, or want to deepen your knowledge, check out the VS Code training courses from George James Software: georgejames.com/vscode-training. 

VS Code version 1.106

Unified AI-agent dashboard - 1.106 introduces an Agent Sessions view that consolidates all active sessions (cloud, local, CLI) into a single pane. 

With this update, you can try out assistance from AI without immediately affecting your workplace.

But, even if you don't use AI tools, Agent Sessions can help if you experiment with automation such as scaffolding, documentation generation, code snippets etc. 

Built-in task planning before coding - the new Plan Agent lets you sketch out complex implementation plans before writing any code. 

Use this to outline and review a plan in VS Code before touching production, reducing the chance of mistakes and improving clarity for handoffs or peer reviews.  

Edit & Navigation improvements

• Deleted code in diff view is now selectable/copyable >> try this feature if you want to copy code from an old version.   
• The "Go to Line" command now supports jumping to a specific character offset >> this is helpful if you get precise error offsets or log stack-trace positions linking to a file position.   
• UI polish, including refreshed icons, better command-palette filtering, error hover copying improvements, and cross-file diff navigations to make editing smoother. 

This release also includes contributions from our very own @John Murray through pull requests that address open issues. 

View the full release notes: https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1_106

George James Software VS Code extensions

InterSystems REST API Explorer - updated dependencies

Use this alongside the InterSystems Server Manager extension to explore REST APIs published by a server

gj :: configExplorer - we've been able to adopt intersystems/intersystems-iris-native 2.0.3 to enable this extension to be used directly on Windows. 

Try out this VS Code extension to produce configuration diagrams for your servers. 

InterSystems Official VS Code extensions

There have been no releases or updates this month, so here's our Marketplace pick: 

gj :: dataLoader - it implements this idea and is @John Murray's entry into the "Bringing Ideas to Reality" Contest 2025. 

This extension enables data to be loaded from text files into InterSystems IRIS SQL tables, from within VS Code.

Let us know in the comments if you try any of these features or VS Code extensions, and what you think.

Happy coding!