Visual Studio Code Now Includes a Full Markdown Editor

The latest version of Visual Studio Code now includes a full Markdown Editor mode that provides word processor-like WYSIWYG editing capabilities.

How to install and use Gemini CLI on Windows 11

To install and use Gemini CLI, meet the prerequisite requirements, install Node.js, install Gemini using npm, authenticate ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Microsoft Formalizes VS Code Agent Host as Open Architecture for Persistent AI Sessions

After rolling out Agent Host functionality across recent VS Code releases, Microsoft is detailing the architecture behind persistent agent sessions and opening its Agent Host Protocol to third-party ...

Bloom Security Finds ‘Extension Resurrection’ Flaw That Could Enable Zero-Click RCE Across 500,000+ Downloads

New York, USA, August 13th, 2026, FinanceWireDeveloper tools have become a growing part of the enterprise attack surface, ...
Visual Studio Magazine

VS Code Agent Plugins Go Cross-Client with New Open Standard

VS Code now supports Agent Plugins 1.0 alongside its existing plugin formats. The portable standard covers Agent Skills and MCP servers, not hooks or custom agents. Compatible clients include VS Code, ...
Bleeping Computer

Massive ChainDrop npm supply-chain attack infects hundreds of packages

Self-propagating malware named 'ChainDrop' has compromised more than 1,300 packages with a combined 2 billion monthly downloads on the Node Package Manager (npm) registry. Infected packages include ...