GitHub Copilot in VS Code 1.145: Experimental Chat View Modes for Reasoning and Tool Calls
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GitHub CopilotVS Code 1.145 adds experimental chat view modes that let developers collapse or expand reasoning and tool calls in Copilot chat. The modes make long agent transcripts easier to scan.
Key Takeaways
- VS Code 1.145 adds experimental chat view modes.
- Developers can collapse or expand reasoning in chat.
- Developers can collapse or expand tool calls too.
- Collapsing makes long agent transcripts easier to scan.
- Expanding restores the full trace for debugging.
- The feature is experimental and may change.
Taming Long Agent Transcripts
Agent responses in Copilot chat can contain long stretches of reasoning and many tool calls. VS Code 1.145 introduced experimental chat view modes that let developers collapse or expand these parts of the conversation.
Choose How Much Detail to See
Collapsing reasoning and tool calls keeps the focus on the final answer and key actions, while expanding them restores the full trace for debugging or understanding how the agent reached a result. Because the feature is experimental, behavior and settings may change in later releases.