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New Package Firewall CLI, VS Code extension, and AI coding assistant plugins enforce package trust before malicious or policy-violating dependencies are installed. Modern software supply chain attacks ...

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Five free Marketplace extensions promise private, locally run coding assistance as developers look for alternatives to metered cloud AI.

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Let’s cut right to the chase: yes, you absolutely can use Visual Studio Code for free. This isn’t some trial period, some limited ‘community edition’ that locks away essential features, or a ...

Microsoft has aligned VS Code's existing agent-plugin feature with a vendor-neutral format for portable skills and MCP servers.

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On March 24, 2026, developers building AI applications with LiteLLM — a Python package with 95 million monthly downloads — ...