VS Code 1.146 Sharpens Agent Workspaces

This is less a flashy feature drop than a strategic pivot: VS Code is becoming an agent orchestration layer, with session management and evaluation treated as first-class developer workflows.

• –Inbox mode consolidates agent work across projects, including snoozing sessions and inline fixes for checks or review comments.
• –Model comparison supports multiple models, judge-and-synthesizer workflows, Copilot Fusion, and experimental agent-driven evaluations. [Comparison docs](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/run/compare-models)
• –Chat windows and extension management make the Agents window more adaptable, though both remain preview or experimental features.
• –The Local harness retirement improves consistency and policy enforcement but narrows runtime choice; community feedback still highlights provider-selection and extension-compatibility friction. [Community discussion](https://www.reddit.com/r/vscode/comments/1x0e1gv/agent_window_pain_points/)