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Title: Optimize AI credit usage in VS Code

Open Graph Title: Optimize AI credit usage in VS Code

Description: Tips to optimize your AI credit usage in VS Code by choosing efficient models, managing context, and monitoring consumption.

Open Graph Description: Tips to optimize your AI credit usage in VS Code by choosing efficient models, managing context, and monitoring consumption.

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Links:

Visual Studio Codehttps://code.visualstudio.com/
Features https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage
Agentshttps://code.visualstudio.com/features/agents
Docs https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage
Documentationhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs
APIhttps://code.visualstudio.com/api
FAQhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/faq
Release Noteshttps://code.visualstudio.com/updates
Bloghttps://code.visualstudio.com/blogs
Learnhttps://code.visualstudio.com/learn
Eventshttps://aka.ms/vscode/live
Resources https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage
Extensionshttps://marketplace.visualstudio.com/VSCode
MCPhttps://code.visualstudio.com/mcp
Download https://code.visualstudio.com/download
Download https://code.visualstudio.com/Download
📼 Rewatch VS Code Live at MS Build 2026https://aka.ms/VSCode/Livestage?source=vsc-website-banner
All Docshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs
Overviewhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/overview
Agentshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage#agents-articles
Tutorialhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/agents-tutorial
Agents Windowhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/agents-window
Chat Viewhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/chat-view
Remote Agent Sessionshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/remote-agent-sessions
Sessionshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage#agents-sessions-articles
Session Insightshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/sessions/session-insights
Sync Sessionshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/sessions/session-sync
Agent Typeshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage#agents-agent-types-articles
Local Agentshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/agent-types/local-agents
Copilot CLIhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/agent-types/copilot-cli
Cloud Agentshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/agent-types/cloud-agents
Third-Party Agentshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/agent-types/third-party-agents
Approvals & Permissionshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/approvals
Planninghttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/planning
Memoryhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/memory
Subagentshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/subagents
Best Practiceshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/best-practices
Securityhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/security
Agent Customizationhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage#agent-customization-articles
Overviewhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/overview
Instructionshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/custom-instructions
Agent Skillshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/agent-skills
Custom Agentshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/custom-agents
Language Modelshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/language-models
MCPhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/mcp-servers
Hookshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/hooks
Pluginshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/agent-plugins
Prompt Fileshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/prompt-files
Using Chathttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage#chat-articles
Overviewhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/chat/chat-overview
Chat Sessionshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/chat/chat-sessions
Add Contexthttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/chat/copilot-chat-context
Toolshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/chat/chat-tools
Inline Chathttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/chat/inline-chat
Review Editshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/chat/review-code-edits
Checkpointshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/chat/chat-checkpoints
Artifacts Panelhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/chat/chat-artifacts
Conceptshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage#agents-concepts-articles
Overviewhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/concepts/overview
Language Modelshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/concepts/language-models
Contexthttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/concepts/context
Toolshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/concepts/tools
Agentshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/concepts/agents
Customizationhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/concepts/customization
Trust & Safetyhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/concepts/trust-and-safety
Guideshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage#agents-guides-articles
Prompt Exampleshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/prompt-examples
Context Engineeringhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/context-engineering-guide
Optimize AI Credit Usagehttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage
Customize AIhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/customize-copilot-guide
Test-Driven Developmenthttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/test-driven-development-guide
Edit Notebooks with AIhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/notebooks-with-ai
Test with AIhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/test-with-copilot
Test Web Apps with Browser Toolshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/browser-agent-testing-guide
Debug with AIhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/debug-with-copilot
MCP Dev Guidehttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/mcp-developer-guide
OpenTelemetry Monitoringhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/monitoring-agents
Troubleshootinghttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage#agents-agent-troubleshooting-articles
Debug Chat Interactionshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/agent-troubleshooting/chat-debug-view
Diagnose Prompt Cachinghttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/agent-troubleshooting/cache-explorer
Troubleshootinghttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/agent-troubleshooting/troubleshooting
FAQhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/agent-troubleshooting/faq
Referencehttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage#agents-reference-articles
Cheat Sheethttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/reference/ai-features-cheat-sheet
Settings Referencehttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/reference/ai-settings
MCP Configurationhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/reference/mcp-configuration
Hooks Referencehttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/reference/hooks-reference
Workspace Contexthttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/reference/workspace-context
Choose efficient modelshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage#_choose-efficient-models
Plan before you implementhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage#_plan-before-you-implement
Use thinking effort defaultshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage#_use-thinking-effort-defaults
Start new chats for new taskshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage#_start-new-chats-for-new-tasks
Leverage forkinghttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage#_leverage-forking
Disable unneeded tools and MCP servershttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage#_disable-unneeded-tools-and-mcp-servers
Exclude files from Copilot contexthttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage#_exclude-files-from-copilot-context
Manage context with compactionhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage#_manage-context-with-compaction
Monitor your usagehttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage#_monitor-your-usage
Inspect token usage and cachinghttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage#_inspect-token-usage-and-caching
Related contenthttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/guides/optimize-usage#_related-content
AI creditshttps://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/billing/usage-based-billing-for-individuals
custom agentshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/custom-agents
choosing and configuring language modelshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/language-models
best practices for model selectionhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/best-practices#_choose-the-right-model
Plan agenthttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/planning
plan first, then implementhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/best-practices#_plan-first-then-implement
configure thinking efforthttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/language-models#_configure-thinking-effort
new chat sessionhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/sessions/chat-sessions
fork the conversationhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/sessions/chat-sessions#_fork-a-chat-session
context windowhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/concepts/language-models#_context-window
custom agentshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/custom-agents
Use tools in chathttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/chat/chat-tools
workspace indexhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/reference/workspace-context#_what-content-is-included-in-the-semantic-index
improve agent search with exclusion settingshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/reference/workspace-context#_improve-agent-search-with-exclusion-settings
context compactionhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/chat/copilot-chat-context#_context-compaction
monitoring usage and entitlementshttps://docs.github.com/en/copilot/managing-copilot/monitoring-usage-and-entitlements/monitoring-your-copilot-usage-and-entitlements
session insights and the chronicle commandhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/sessions/session-insights
Agent Debug Logshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/agent-troubleshooting/chat-debug-view
Cache Explorer viewhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/agent-troubleshooting/cache-explorer
AI credits and model costshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/concepts/language-models#_ai-credits-and-model-costs
Choose and configure language modelshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/language-models
Best practices for GitHub Copilothttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/best-practices
GitHub Copilot planshttps://docs.github.com/en/copilot/get-started/plans
Usage-based billinghttps://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/billing/usage-based-billing-for-individuals
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