Gemini Code Assist Updates: GA for 2.5 Pro/Flash, Agent Mode, & AI Exclusion

Core summary

One sentence to understand this update

Recent Gemini Code Assist updates include the General Availability of Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flash models, an agent mode for VS Code insiders, chat code suggestion previews, and AI exclusion file configuration.

Impact & opportunity

What this could mean

These updates significantly enhance developer workflows within VS Code, providing more powerful models, improved collaboration, and better control over AI context for code generation and assistance.