René's URL Explorer Experiment


Title: Use tools with agents

Open Graph Title: Use tools with agents

Description: Use agent tools in VS Code to inspect code, run commands, control desktop apps, and manage approvals.

Open Graph Description: Use agent tools in VS Code to inspect code, run commands, control desktop apps, and manage approvals.

Opengraph URL: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/run/tools

X: @code

direct link

Domain: code.visualstudio.com


Hey, it has json ld scripts:
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			"@context" : "http://schema.org",
			"@type" : "SoftwareApplication",
			"name" : "Visual Studio Code",
			"softwareVersion": "1.146",
			"offers": {
				"@type": "Offer",
				"price": "0",
				"priceCurrency": "USD"
			},
			"applicationCategory": "DeveloperApplication",
			"applicationSubCategory": "AI Code Editor",
			"description": "Visual Studio Code is a free, open source AI code editor for agent-first development. Build with AI agents, manage multi-agent workflows, and code across any environment.",
			"alternateName": "VS Code",
			"datePublished": "2021-11-03",
			"operatingSystem": "Mac, Linux, Windows",
			"logo": "https://code.visualstudio.com/assets/apple-touch-icon.png",
			"screenshot": "https://code.visualstudio.com/assets/images/product-screenshot.png",
			"releaseNotes": "https://code.visualstudio.com/updates",
			"downloadUrl": "https://code.visualstudio.com/download",
			"license": "https://code.visualstudio.com/license",
			"softwareRequirements": "https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/supporting/requirements",
			"url" : "https://code.visualstudio.com",
			"author": {
				"@type": "Organization",
				"name": "Microsoft"
			},
			"publisher": {
				"@type": "Organization",
				"name": "Microsoft"
			},
			"maintainer": {
				"@type": "Organization",
				"name": "Microsoft"
			},
			"potentialAction": {
				"@type": "SearchAction",
				"target": "https://code.visualstudio.com/Search?q={search_term_string}",
				"query-input": "required name=search_term_string"
			},
			"sameAs" : [
				"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Studio_Code",
				"https://twitter.com/code",
				"https://www.youtube.com/code",
				"https://www.tiktok.com/@vscode",
				"https://github.com/microsoft/vscode"
			]
		}
	

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add an MCP serverhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/mcp-servers
install an agent pluginhttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/agent-plugins#_discover-and-install-plugins
Tools conceptshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/concepts/tools
Manage approvals and permissionshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agents/run/approvals
adding context to chat promptshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/chat/chat-overview#_add-context-to-your-prompts
Replace tool setshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/migrate-customizations#_replace-tool-sets
user profileshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/profiles
what customization changes affecthttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/overview#_understand-what-a-change-affects
Copilot connectorshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/copilot-connectors
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installing agent pluginshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/agent-customization/agent-plugins#_discover-and-install-plugins
Extensionshttps://code.visualstudio.com/docs/configure/extensions/extensions
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