Summary
The release lets agents work across repositories and remote hosts while sharing session state through the Agent Host Protocol. It also adds HydraFusion model orchestration, managed Auto tiers and controls for minimum AI-feature versions.
Why it matters
VS Code is turning agent coordination, worktree isolation and enterprise governance into standard IDE capabilities.
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