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 code editor that brings more flexibility to Anthropic Claude sessions. The update also allows users to open the Agents window without signing in to GitHub.
VS Code 1.133 was released August 12. It can be downloaded for Windows, Linux, and Mac from code.visualstudio.com.
With VS Code 1.133, users now can mix Anthropic and Copilot providers in Claude sessions. Previously, a Claude session ran entirely through either a GitHub Copilot subscription or Claude’s existing configuration, such as an API key. Switching providers required reconfiguring the agent host. Now, the model picker displays both groups, so users can switch providers between turns. The model selected is used for the next turn. Models under Anthropic bill the API key, and models under Copilot use the Copilot subscription.
A new experimental setting, chat.agentHost.allowSignedOutWhenUsable, allows the Agents window to be opened without requiring GitHub sign-in. Previously, the Agents window opened with a GitHub sign-in prompt that could not be dismissed, blocking users whose machine could not reach github.com and users who do not interact with GitHub. Enabling this setting associates GitHub authentication with individual agents or models instead of the Agents window. In this release, this behavior only supports Claude. Support for Copilot with the user’s own model keys and Codex is planned for future releases.
VS Code 1.133 also brings auto-reload to HTML files opened in the integrated browser, refreshing them automatically when the file changes on disk. Developers can toggle automatic reload for individual browser tabs and configure the default with the workbench.browser.autoReloadOnFileChange setting.
Microsoft also introduced a setting to enable sticky scroll for prompts in the chat window. The chat.stickyScroll.enabled setting allows users to pin prompts to the top of the chat, similar to sticky scroll in the editor. Users then can select the pin to jump back to the prompt, or use the previous and next buttons beside it to step through prompts.
VS Code 1.133 follows VS Code 1.132, released August 5.
