Code Optimizations extensions for Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code (preview)

The preview extensions available for Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code can help you generate a code fix proposal for performance issues identified in your running .NET apps.

A GitHub Copilot subscription is required to use these extensions.

Install

Install the Code Optimizations extensions via Marketplace.

• Visual Studio Code
• Visual Studio

Usage

Learn how to use the Code Optimizations extensions via the following how-to guides:

• Visual Studio Code extension
• Visual Studio extension

Sample questions

Once installed, the Code Optimizations extension (preview) introduces an agent called @code_optimizations with a few commands or "skills" that you can use in GitHub Copilot to interface with Code Optimizations issues. For example:

• Visual Studio

  @Code_optimizations /connect <Your Application Insights resource name>
  

• Visual Studio Code

  @Code_optimizations /connect <Your Application Insights AppID>
  

  or:

  @Code_optimizations /optimize <Your Code Optimizations GitHub Issue Number>
  

  or, select your code in the editor and ask:

  @Code_optimizations /optimize
  

Limitations

Some Code Optimization extension features are only available:

• To Azure Application Insights Code Optimizations users
• To GitHub Copilot and GitHub Copilot Chat users
• To public cloud (no national clouds) and portal.azure.com
• In English during the public preview

Next steps

Learn how to use:

• The Visual Studio Code extension
• The Visual Studio extension