Azure AI Agent for VS Code

Azure AI Agent is a polished coding assistant for Visual Studio Code powered by your Azure AI Foundry or Azure OpenAI deployment.

It helps you understand code, edit files, run commands, work with images, browse documentation, and use guided setup inside VS Code.

Why users like it

• Clean guided setup designed for both technical and non-technical users
• Modern chat experience with streaming responses and quick actions
• Workspace-aware assistance for code understanding, fixes, and generation
• Image input by paste, drag-and-drop, or file picker
• Safer workflows with approvals, diagnostics, and secure key storage
• Optional web search and MCP tool support

Quick Start

1. Install Azure AI Agent.
2. Open Azure AI: Open Settings UI.
3. Enter your Azure endpoint, deployment name, API version, and API key.
4. Choose a preset such as Balanced.
5. Test the connection and start chatting.

Highlights

• Guided settings with health checks and friendly setup flow
• Premium chat UI with quick prompts and easy onboarding
• File-aware coding help with @mention support
• Command execution for builds, tests, and tasks
• Live streaming responses in chat
• Secure secret storage using VS Code SecretStorage
• Web search and fetch support
• MCP server support and discovered tool listing
• Run history and token usage visibility

Common Commands

• Azure AI: Open Agent Chat
• Azure AI: Guided Setup
• Azure AI: Open Settings UI
• Azure AI: Ask Agent About Selection
• Azure AI: Explain Selected Code
• Azure AI: Fix Selected Code
• Azure AI: Generate Code From Description
• Azure AI: Show Token Usage
• Azure AI: Open Run History (Replay)
• Azure AI: MCP Setup / Status

Good for

• explaining unfamiliar code
• planning safe fixes
• generating boilerplate
• reviewing files with context
• testing ideas quickly inside VS Code

Repository

GitHub: https://github.com/crjtech3-spec/Azure-Agent

Issues and Feedback

https://github.com/crjtech3-spec/Azure-Agent/issues