Is there a way to achieve the effect of copilot agent in vscode?

[jinzhongjia]

Is there a way to achieve the effect of copilot agent in vscode?

[olimorris]

I'm a bit out of touch with what Copilot can do in VS Code. Have you got a link to any resources showing what it can do?

I'm planning on adding some more tools in the coming weeks which should make working across the codebase a lot easier as well as tweaking the auto-submission of tools. So it will feel more agentic and be much more capable out of the box.

[jinzhongjia]

Currently, the agent function of vscode can achieve similar real agent effects, and it does not seem to be restricted by the context

I suggest you look for relevant videos on youtube to learn more. I think after vscode opens source the copilot plugin, we can refer to its agent implementation to break through the context limitations

vscode's solution to context out of scope is an iterative approach, but I only know how to use and adjust prompts in llm, and I don't know anything more advanced.

[olimorris]

You've suggested the feature...normally you share the adequate resources to help the maintainer understand how it works and how it could be applied to CodeCompanion 😆

[jinzhongjia]

Oh, this is indeed my problem. I have raised some requirements as a user and should provide enough context and information for the developer.

I'll try to find some information here

[jinzhongjia]

@olimorris Here is where I discussed iteration before, but it is obvious that I did not get a reply after listing two related links

[jinzhongjia]

offical docs: https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/04/07/agentMode Here is an explanation of the agent's architecture design, but there is no mention of how to cross the boundaries of contextual limitations.

I found a latest youtube video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7Qzq0ejhjg