Brief, mostly signal

heise explains AI agent mode in Visual Studio and VS Code

The German iX article covers GitHub Copilot agent mode, custom agents and MCP tool calls. The article is paywalled, and it gives no specific versions or dates.

Read the source at heise.de

What the research found

iX article (paywalled, heise) explains GitHub Copilot agent mode and custom agents in Visual Studio and VS Code, with MCP tool calls and the role of the agent harness; no specific versions or dates beyond the issue are in the visible text.

Claims and how well the evidence supports them

GitHub Copilot Agent Mode and custom agents run multi-step workflows that edit multiple files, call tools, and run builds or tests 98%
A language model does not access files or terminals itself; a runtime harness executes tool calls with the user's permissions 99%
Agent quality depends on context selection, tools, instructions, feedback and security boundaries, not only the model 99%

Evidence

heise.de https://heise.de/select/ix/2026/11/seite-110

Actionability rated low.