Gemini Code Assist Gains Gemini 2.5 Pro/Flash GA, Agent Mode, and New Features

Core summary

One sentence to understand this update

Gemini Code Assist received multiple updates, including the General Availability of Gemini 2.5 Pro and Gemini 2.5 Flash models, a preview of agent mode in VS Code, chat code suggestion previews, and AI exclusion file configuration.

Impact & opportunity

What this could mean

Developers can now leverage more powerful Gemini models and enhanced tooling within Gemini Code Assist for more efficient and controlled AI-assisted coding.