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Agent mode for every developer

## Agent Mode Announcement

At the beginning of April, agent mode rolled out to all users in Visual Studio Code, transforming workflows for developers. Now, just six weeks later, it's available to all developers using VS Code, Visual Studio, GitHub Codespaces, JetBrains IDEs, Eclipse, and Xcode.

## Real World Scenarios

Developers may wonder how they can use agent mode in real-world scenarios, how it knows about their database model and APIs, and how it adheres to coding practices.

## Availability in Different Editors

Agent mode is available to developers using editors from the Visual Studio family, including VS Code, Visual Studio, GitHub Copilot with MCP support for JetBrains IDEs, Eclipse, and Xcode in public preview.

## Ongoing Improvements

The team has made significant improvements to the agent mode experience, with support for MCP in various editors. They are working on features like custom modes, a faster code-apply experience, checkpoints, and performance improvements.

## Get Agent Mode Today

Developers can enable GitHub Copilot with any GitHub account to experience the autonomous coding experience. Share feedback for VS Code, Visual Studio, JetBrains IDEs, Eclipse, and Xcode to help improve agent mode.