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VS Code 1.101 Released with Tool Set, Custom Chat Mode & MCP Auth
- Visual Studio Code released version 1.101 with various improvements and new features.
- New release allows defining tool sets through UI or API, making it easier to group related tools together.
- Model Context Protocol support has been enhanced with authentication support for MCP servers.
- Prompts can now be defined by MCP servers to generate reusable snippets or tasks for language models.
- Custom chat modes can now be created, enabling users to specify behavior and available tools.
- UX improvements include distinct appearance for user messages and new functionalities like undo request.
- Added abilities to disable find-as-you-type behavior and specify menu styles on different platforms.
- Preview features include settings search suggestions, keyboard suggestions, and semantic search behaviors.
- Code editing improvements with better accuracy and reliability for Next Edit Suggestions (NES) and expanded Python file support.
- Other changes include enhancements in chat agent functionalities, task error awareness, and process explorer support in the web.
- Support for various tools like pyenv, poetry, and new chat tools in Python Extension.
- VS Code 1.101 is available for download on Windows, MacOS, and Linux platforms.
- For Ubuntu users, official deb and snap packages are provided, along with a community-maintained flatpak option.
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