code

code lets developers write source code, build projects, and debug problems from one Linux workspace. Its editor keeps the straightforward feel of a code editor while covering the central edit-build-debug cycle in the same application. AI agents can plan development work, produce code, execute commands, and debug changes as they iterate toward a completed task.

Developers can run several agents at once and follow their sessions from a single view while work proceeds in parallel. Agents can operate locally or in the cloud through Copilot or providers such as Claude and OpenAI, and the workflow supports dozens of models across providers. Users may also connect their own key for a model provider, giving teams flexibility over which model handles a task.

The tool suits software developers working on new features, refactoring, bug fixes, and verification tasks that involve repeated edits, builds, tests, and debugging. Copilot workflows extend across VS Code, the Copilot CLI, GitHub.com, and mobile, while multi-agent development can span Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.

Published by Visual Studio Code, code is a Developer Tools application under a commercial license; the current version is 04c0d99f. It runs on Linux with the amd64 architecture and requires snapd.