# Enhance productivity with AI + Remote Dev

DevFeed: [Enhance productivity with AI + Remote Dev](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/enhance-productivity-with-ai-remote-dev-4018.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/05/27/ai-and-remote>)

Author: Brigit Murtaugh, Christof Marti, Josh Spicer, Olivia Guzzardo McVicker

Published: 2025-05-27T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Visual Studio Code - Code Editing. Redefined.](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/visual-studio-code-code-editing-redefined.md>)

Topics: [remote-development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/remote-development.md>), [Visual Studio Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/visual-studio-code.md>), [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [GitHub Copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-copilot.md>), [Containers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/containers.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>), [ssh](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ssh.md>), [Windows Subsystem for Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/wsl.md>)

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## AI overview

This VS Code article explains how AI, including GitHub Copilot, can enhance Remote Development workflows. It covers contextual chat, remote installation, assistance with setup and debugging, custom instructions, chat participants, tool approvals, and isolated autonomous coding sessions across SSH, Dev Containers, WSL, tunnels, and GitHub Codespaces.

## Source excerpt

Enhance your developer productivity with AI and Remote Development. Read the full article