# Open Source AI Editor: Second Milestone

DevFeed: [Open Source AI Editor: Second Milestone](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/open-source-ai-editor-second-milestone-4033.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2025/11/04/openSourceAIEditorSecondMilestone>)

Author: The VS Code team

Published: 2025-11-06T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Visual Studio Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/visual-studio-code.md>), [VS Code Extension](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vscode-extension.md>), [GitHub Copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-copilot.md>), [Caching](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/caching.md>), [Large Language Model](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/llm.md>)

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## AI overview

The VS Code Team describes the second milestone in making VS Code an open source AI editor. Inline code suggestions are now open source within the Copilot Chat extension, which is being developed toward a single extension containing Copilot functionality. The existing GitHub Copilot extension is planned for deprecation by early 2026, while the unified experience retains code suggestions, chat, and agent mode features.

## Source excerpt

Ghost text suggestions are now open source as part of the Copilot Chat extension - the second milestone in making VS Code an open source AI editor. Read the full article