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Microsoft reverses VS Code Copilot credit change after backlash

Microsoft has rolled back a Visual Studio Code update that automatically added 'Co-authored-by: Copilot' to Git commits even when the AI assistant was not used. The change, introduced in March 2026, ...
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VS Code Now Stamps GitHub Copilot as Git Commit Co-Author

Visual Studio Code 1.118 now stamps a Copilot co-author trailer on Git commits by default after PR #310226 flipped ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS 2026 Joins VS Code with Integrated Cloud Agent: Assign a Task, Close the IDE, Get a PR

Visual Studio 2026 has further integrated GitHub Copilot's cloud agent to its Copilot Chat picker -- catching up to VS Code -- and the async workflow it enables, where a task runs on GitHub Actions ...
Visual Studio Magazine

GitHub Introduces Agent HQ to Orchestrate 'Any Agent Any Way You Work'

At its Universe 2025 event, GitHub today announced Agent HQ, a new platform designed to let developers orchestrate and manage AI agents directly within GitHub and Visual Studio Code. The company ...
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Microsoft reverses VS Code Copilot attribution after backlash

Microsoft has rolled back a Visual Studio Code change that automatically credited GitHub Copilot in commits even when the AI tool wasn’t used. The March 2026 change had triggered developer criticism ...