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VS Code adds Copilot debug views
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VS Code adds Copilot debug views

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Visual Studio Code now exposes two debugging surfaces for Copilot chat: an Agent Debug Log panel and a Chat Debug view. Together they let developers inspect prompt-file discovery, tool calls, model requests and responses, context, error states, session history, and even export or import sessions for offline analysis. The feature is clearly aimed at making agentic workflows less opaque and giving power users a practical way to troubleshoot why a prompt behaved the way it did.

// ANALYSIS

Hot take: this is the kind of plumbing feature that makes agentic AI feel shippable instead of magical.

  • –The Agent Debug Log panel gives a chronological trace of chat sessions, including sub-agent flows, tool calls, LLM requests, prompt discovery, and errors.
  • –The Chat Debug view exposes raw request/response payloads, including system prompt, user prompt, context, and tool invocation details.
  • –The attach-to-chat and `/troubleshoot` flows turn debug output into a first-class support surface, not just a log file.
  • –Export/import support suggests Microsoft wants these sessions to be shareable artifacts for debugging and review.
  • –Best fit: developers building custom agents, MCP integrations, or anything where prompt behavior needs forensic inspection.
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vscodegithub-copilotcopilot-chatagentdebuggingobservabilitydevtool

DISCOVERED

1d ago

2026-05-01

PUBLISHED

1d ago

2026-05-01

RELEVANCE

8/ 10

AUTHOR

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