# The Visual Studio Debugger Agentic Workflow Gets a Test-Driven Upgrade

DevFeed: [The Visual Studio Debugger Agentic Workflow Gets a Test-Driven Upgrade](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-visual-studio-debugger-agentic-workflow-gets-a-test-driven-upgrade-4005.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/the-visual-studio-debugger-agentic-workflow-gets-a-test-driven-upgrade/>)

Author: Harshada Hole

Published: 2026-08-26T16:00:47Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Visual Studio Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/visual-studio-blog.md>)

Topics: [debugging](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/debugging.md>), [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>)

Tags: [agent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agent.md>), [agentic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic.md>), [bug](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bug.md>), [copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/copilot.md>), [debugger](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debugger.md>), [debugging](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debugging.md>), [debugging-and-diagnostics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/debugging-and-diagnostics.md>), [devops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devops.md>), [diagnostics](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/diagnostics.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [visual-studio](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/visual-studio.md>), [visual-studio-2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/visual-studio-2026.md>), [workflow](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflow.md>)

## AI overview

Visual Studio Debugger Agent adds a test-driven investigation workflow that creates or identifies a focused failing test, debugs it to find the root cause, and reruns it to validate a fix. It is intended for issues without reliable manual reproduction steps when supported test infrastructure is available.

## Source excerpt

A few months ago, we introduced a new guided agentic workflow in the Visual Studio Debugger Agent designed to help you move from a bug report to a verified fix without spending your morning guessing where to begin. If you missed that announcement, check out Stop Hunting Bugs: Meet the New Visual Studio Debugger Agent [...] The post The Visual Studio Debugger Agentic Workflow Gets a Test-Driven Upgrade appeared first on Visual Studio Blog.