Gemini Code Assist Enhancements: GA for 2.5 Pro/Flash, Agent Mode, and AI Exclusion

Core summary

One sentence to understand this update

Gemini Code Assist now offers Gemini 2.5 Pro and Flash models in General Availability, introduces an agent mode preview for VS Code, and allows configuring AI exclusion files.

Impact & opportunity

What this could mean

Developers can leverage these updates for more powerful code assistance, granular control over AI context, and an enhanced coding experience.