VS Code 1.112 Adds Native Agent Permission Levels Including Full Autopilot Mode
Microsoft quietly shipped one of the more significant quality-of-life updates for AI-assisted development in VS Code 1.112, released today. The headline feature: a three-tier agent permission system that ranges from cautious confirmation-heavy mode all the way to full Autopilot — where the agent runs without asking for approval and automatically handles retries and responses. This isn’t just a UI preference. It’s a formal architecture for how humans and coding agents share control, and it finally gives developers explicit language and tooling to choose their level of trust in the agent at the workspace or global level. ...