VSCode 1.142 - Canvases bring interactive workspaces to agent workflows

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100

VSCode 1.142 has a feature that looks particularly interesting to me: Canvases. Rather than asking an agent to describe everything in chat, you can work together on an interactive interface beside it. A Kanban board you can both update sounds a bit more useful than repeatedly asking “what is left to do?” 🤣

Canvases in VSCode

Official announcement

VSCode 1.142 release notes - Canvases (Preview)

The release notes explain it like this:

Canvases on The Black Cloud

VSCode 1.142 - Canvases bring interactive workspaces to agent workflows

Canvases in VSCode

Official announcement