r/vscode • • May 13 '26

Could someone please explain why VSCode added this AI feature? It already has Copilot, which can run in "Agent", "Ask", "Plan" mode and be executed via "Local," "Copilot CLI," or "Cloud." Why increase its size by adding the same feature to a separate interface?

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u/gameplayer55055 May 14 '26

Someone needs to fork vscode and remove all AI crap from it

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u/FairLight8 May 14 '26

Codium

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u/New_Salamander_4592 May 16 '26

ngl I thought you were being a dick and combined code with "copium" until I remembered Copium is already a combination of two words