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August 27, 2025
Change in telemetry setting behavior for VS Code Gemini Code Assist
Gemini Code Assist telemetry log settings now override the VS Code telemetry setting. For example, if the Gemini Code Assist telemetry log setting is turned on but the VS Code telemetry setting is turned off, then telemetry data is still collected. For more information, see Configure Gemini for Google Cloud logs.
August 15, 2025
Numerous IDE performance improvements
Numerous improvements to VS Code Gemini Code Assist performance, including reductions in CPU usage, memory usage, and extension slowdown.
Release channel name in VS Code chat banner
VS Code Gemini Code Assist shows the configured Release Channel when you're opted into an experimental channel and are using a Standard or Enterprise license.
Delete prompt and response pair in IntelliJ
You can delete your prompt and Gemini's response to that prompt in your chat with IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist. This works as an alternative to deleting your entire chat history, allowing you to remove a single prompt and response within a chat, while maintaining the rest of your chat history with Gemini Code Assist.
August 12, 2025
Configure Gemini Code Assist code customization in the Google Cloud Console
You can now set up and manage code customization within the Google Cloud Console, including creating a code repository index, adding repositories to be indexed, and managing repository groups for granular access control. For more information, see Configure Gemini Code Assist code customization.
Gemini Cloud Assist investigations (preview) are now available for Cloud Monitoring alerting.
- When alerts occur for supported resources, you can run an investigation to help troubleshoot and resolve the cause.
August 08, 2025
Quick Preview of chat code suggestions across multiple files
VS Code Gemini Code Assist 2.44.0
Gemini Code Assist chat provides a quick preview of the collective code suggestions across multiple files in the chat. Selecting a particular file opens the corresponding file in the editor with the first suggestion selected by default.
August 01, 2025
Chat banner shows release channel information
IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist 1.23.3
The IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist chat banner shows the release channel that you're currently working in.
View code diff in IntelliJ chat
IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist 1.23.3
With the code diff view in IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist, you can view suggested code changes directly in your chat with Gemini Code Assist. This feature boosts productivity by offering immediate visibility on modifications, streamlining reviews, and enabling precise control over integrating new code, all within the Gemini Code Assist chat interface.
Multi-part chat code suggestions
IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist 1.23.3
IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist now supports streamlined multi-part chat code suggestions. You have the option to accept a single code change or all suggested changes.
Clickable filenames in chat output
IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist 1.23.3
IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist provides clickable filenames when it references a file in your workspace as part of its chat response. Clicking the filename opens the file in your workspace.
July 31, 2025
Use Gemini Code Assist agent mode in IntelliJ (Preview)
Stay in control with interactive reviews and approvals
You can use Gemini Code Assist chat in agent mode to complete complex, multi-step tasks and goals with complete control over every change. Before making any modifications, the agent will present a plan for your review. You can edit, ask for changes, approve, or deny any suggested changes. This collaborative approach combines the power of AI with your expertise, resulting in better code and a more efficient workflow.
To get started with agent mode, restart your IDE and follow the instructions in Use agentic chat as a pair programmer.
Auto Approve mode lets the Agent act on your behalf
Enable auto approve mode to let the agent act on your behalf. Once the agent is done you can review and roll back changes as you see fit.
Use agent mode in Gemini Code Assist for VS Code (Preview)
Tackle complex tasks with Gemini Code Assist agent mode for VS Code
Gemini Code Assist agent mode is available for all users. Describe your goal, and Gemini will create a plan for you to review and approve before any code is changed. This update removes the insiders channel requirement, and includes persistent agent mode or interactive chat state between IDE restarts, real-time shell command output, and faster UI performance. This collaborative approach combines AI power with your expertise, enabling you to complete multi-step tasks with complete control and efficiency.
To get started with agent mode, see Use agentic chat as a pair programmer.
Effectively collaborate with your agent with the improved diff view functionality (Preview)
We've enhanced Gemini Code Assist agent mode with powerful new editing capabilities. You can edit code changes directly in the integrated Diff view for precise, on-the-fly adjustments. To improve clarity, we've also added inline diffs directly in the chat, making it easier to see proposed changes at a glance. These features give you unparalleled control and a more efficient way to refine AI-suggested code.
July 28, 2025
Inline diff (Preview)
VS Code Gemini Code Assist 2.42.0
Inline diff
is available for VS Code Gemini Code Assist 2.42.0 in
Preview. With the inline diff
view, you can visually highlight code changes directly in your editor—green for
additions, red for deletions. This feature boosts productivity by offering
immediate visibility on modifications, streamlining reviews, and enabling
precise control over integrating new code, all without leaving your current
view.
If preferred, you can change the diff view settings to have a side-by-side diff window instead of the inline diff.
July 24, 2025
Stop in-progress chat responses with IntelliJ
IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist 1.22.1
You can
stop chat responses
with IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist 1.22.1. Undesired long running or errant chat
responses are immediately halted.
Thinking tokens
IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist 1.22.1
You'll see thinking insights into Gemini's thought process before IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist produces a response, to show you that Gemini is actively working on your request.
July 18, 2025
Improved code completion speed
VS Code Gemini Code Assist 2.41.0
Code completion suggestion speed is improved with VS Code Extension 2.41.0.
July 17, 2025
Checkpoints, selected code snippets and terminal output, and other features are now Generally Available (GA)
The following features, which launched in Preview in May and June 2025, are now Generally Available:
July 01, 2025
Gemini 2.5 Pro and Gemini 2.5 Flash models are Generally Available (GA)
Gemini 2.5 Pro and Gemini 2.5 Flash are Generally Available (GA). These models are used for Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise, and power Gemini Code Assist's chat, code generation, and code transformation capabilities.
With the integration of these stable versions of Gemini 2.5 Pro and Gemini 2.5 Flash, you'll experience a boost in how Gemini Code Assist handles complex tasks. These models excel in areas like coding, mathematics, science, and intricate reasoning, leading to more accurate and helpful suggestions.
June 25, 2025
Use agent mode in Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise insiders channel for VS Code (Preview)
Stay in control with interactive reviews and approvals.
You can use Gemini Code Assist chat in agent mode to complete complex, multi-step tasks and goals with complete control over every change. Before making any modifications, the agent will present a plan for your review. You can edit, ask for changes, approve, or deny any suggested changes. This collaborative approach combines the power of AI with your expertise, resulting in better code and a more efficient workflow.
To get started with agent mode, see Use agentic chat as a pair programmer.
June 18, 2025
Chat code suggestion preview
Chat code suggestions are displayed in a preview block by default with VS Code Gemini Code Assist 2.37.0, improving the readability of generated chat responses. You can configure preview pane settings to alternatively display chat code suggestions as fully collapsed or expanded.
Configure local codebase awareness
You can configure local codebase awareness with VS Code Gemini Code Assist 2.37.0.
June 12, 2025
Configure AI exclusion files
You can now configure the use of .aiexclude and .gitignore files to exclude files from the local context with VS Code Gemini Code Assist (version 2.36.0).
Add code snippets to the chat context
You can now select, attach, and direct Gemini to focus on code snippets with VS Code Gemini Code Assist (version 2.36.0). Code snippet selection enables discrete analysis of smaller code blocks instead of entire files, as Preview.
Add terminal output to the chat context
Terminal output can now be attached to the chat context with VS Code Gemini Code Assist (version 2.36.0). You can now ask Gemini Code Assist questions about terminal commands and output, as Preview.
June 05, 2025
Automatic scrolling
VS Code Gemini Code Assist (version 2.35.0) now automatically scrolls through chat responses, enabling easier and faster readability. You can disable automatic scrolling in the Gemini Code Assist settings.
Clickable filenames in chat (Preview)
You can now click filenames referenced in a chat response to open the file in the IDE with VS Code Gemini Code Assist (2.35.0), as Preview.
May 22, 2025
Gemini Code Assist now uses Gemini 2.5. These models are now used in the following experiences:
- Chat
- Code generation
- Code transformation
May 19, 2025
Gemini Cloud Assist now supports asking prompts about your Cloud Monitoring alerts.
May 14, 2025
Chat responses with error messages now have action buttons for IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist (version 1.15.0).
May 06, 2025
Prompt with folders in your local workspace (Preview)
You can now include folders from your local IDE project for IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist (version 1.14.0) to use as context for your prompts, in Preview. To specify a folder in your chat prompt, type @ and select the folder you want to specify.
Directing Code Assist to add folders to your chat can improve responses by specifying use of the contents within your selected folder(s), with support up to a 1M token context window.
April 30, 2025
You can now include folders from your local IDE project for IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist (version 1.14.0) to use as context for your prompts, in Preview.
April 29, 2025
VS Code Gemini Code Assist (version 2.32.0) now supports creation and management of multiple chats.
VS Code Gemini Code Assist (version 2.32.0) now supports streamlined multi-part chat code suggestions. You have the option to accept a single code change or all suggested changes.
You can now specify and apply rules to each chat request with VS Code Gemini Code Assist (version 2.32.0).
April 24, 2025
After May 23, 2025, Gemini in Looker will be enabled by default for Looker (original) instances outside of the EMEA region.
Looker admins can opt out of automatic enablement by disabling the Automated Gemini in Looker enablement and user management setting on the Settings page in the Looker Admin panel.
April 09, 2025
Gemini Cloud Assist transforms cloud management and operations using the power of Gemini, placing AI at the center of your Google Cloud experience. It provides AI-powered assistance for cloud management and operational tasks along the application lifecycle, from infrastructure design, deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, to performance and cost optimization. For more information, see the Gemini Cloud Assist overview.
Gemini Cloud Assist for Storage Insights is in Preview. You can better understand and manage your data storage landscape in Cloud Storage with Gemini assistance.
March 18, 2025
Streamed chat responses are now available in public preview for IntelliJ and VS Code Gemini Code Assist. You can disable this feature in settings.
You can now configure and use custom commands in the inline chat menu and lightbulb menu for VS Code Gemini Code Assist. To view custom commands settings, go to Settings > Gemini Code Assist > Custom Commands.
March 12, 2025
Gemini Code Assist now supports data residency at rest. Data residency meets compliance and regulatory requirements by allowing you to specify the geographic locations (regions) where Gemini Code Assist data is stored.
March 05, 2025
Various bug fixes and minor product enhancements for IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist extension.
February 24, 2025
The following Gemini in Looker features are available in Preview for Looker (original) instances on Looker 25.2 and later:
- Create custom Looker visualizations: The Visualization Assistant helps you generate custom formatting options for Looker visualizations by using natural language.
- Generate LookML: Use Gemini assistance to generate LookML code suggestions in response to natural language prompts. In the Looker IDE, click the Help me code icon to get Gemini assistance to create dimensions, dimension groups, and measures in your LookML project.
To learn more about how to activate these features, see Admin settings – Gemini in Looker.
February 21, 2025
Gemini Code Assist now uses a code-optimized version of Gemini 2.0. This new model is used in the following experiences:
- Chat
- Code generation
- Code transformation
February 18, 2025
Code customization for Gemini Code Assist Enterprise now supports repositories hosted on the following:
February 06, 2025
IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist now has a setting to block suggestions that contain citations.
Fixed issues with Google Cloud project settings for VS Code Gemini Code Assist.
January 30, 2025
For new customers with billing accounts that have never had a Gemini Code Assist subscription, we automatically apply up to 50 license credits for the first month, regardless of Gemini Code Assist edition. For more information, see Set up Gemini Code Assist.
January 22, 2025
IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist now provides citations in Gemini Chat. When you insert code from the Gemini Code Assist chat pane, and the code has citations, those citations are displayed in the editor.
December 11, 2024
VS Code Gemini Code Assist is now a separate extension from Cloud Code.
November 20, 2024
Gemini Code Assist clients are communicating with a new API (cloudcode-pa.googleapis.com), which may require updates to your configuration. See Required APIs for users behind firewalls and Configure VPC Service Controls for more information.
November 14, 2024
You can try Gemini in BigQuery at no charge until January 27, 2025. After that date, to continue to use Gemini in BigQuery you must do one of the following:
- Purchase and assign BigQuery Enterprise Plus edition reservations to projects that use Gemini in BigQuery.
- Purchase Gemini Code Assist Enterprise.
November 11, 2024
You can now automatically or manually assign Gemini Code Assist licenses. For more information, see Manage Gemini for Google Cloud licenses.
November 05, 2024
You can now purchase Gemini Code Assist Enterprise edition on the Admin for Gemini page within the Google Cloud console. For more information, see Add or change Gemini for Google Cloud subscriptions.
October 30, 2024
General bug fixes and improvements for IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist.
October 24, 2024
BigQuery provides context-aware transformation recommendations from Gemini for cleansing data for analysis. Data preparation is available in Preview.
October 16, 2024
General bug fixes and improvements to code transformation for the VS Code Gemini Code Assist extension.
October 09, 2024
The Standard and Enterprise editions for Gemini Code Assist are now available. For more information about supported features for each edition, see the supported features table.
September 30, 2024
Code customization is now generally available in Gemini Code Assist for:
- VS Code with the Gemini Code Assist + Cloud Code extension (version 2.18.0+)
- IntelliJ with the Gemini Code Assist/Cloud Code plugin (version 1.1.0)
- Cloud Workstations
- Cloud Shell Editor
With code customization, Gemini Code Assist lets you get enhanced code suggestions based on your organization's private codebase(s) (in GitHub.com or GitLab.com) and in line with your coding conventions. For more information, see the code customization overview.
Local codebase awareness is now available for VS Code Gemini Code Assist. Local codebase awareness helps you with high quality code suggestions that are syntactically correct and semantically meaningful within the broader context of your codebase, when you specify files for Gemini Code Assist to use as context. You can specify files in your chat prompt by typing @ and selecting the files. For more information, see Code with Gemini Code Assist.
Gemini Code Assist for VS Code, Cloud Shell, and Cloud Workstations now supports code transformation. You can use commands or natural language prompts in the Quick Pick bar to request modifications to your code, and get a diff view to show pending changes to your code.
Improved error handling for the IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist plugin. Error messages are now actionable with precise error reasons and are supported for chat, code completion, and code generation.
September 24, 2024
The following Gemini in Looker features are available in Public Preview:
- Create custom Looker visualizations: The Visualization Assistant lets you customize formatting options for Looker visualizations using natural language.
- Generate LookML: Gemini in Looker assists you in generating LookML parameters based on a natural language prompt.
To learn more about how to activate these features, see Administer Gemini on your Looker (Google Cloud core) instance.
September 19, 2024
Available now in Preview, you can monitor Gemini for Google Cloud usage in your organization. For more information, see Monitor Gemini for Google Cloud usage.
September 12, 2024
The following Gemini in Looker feature is available in Public Preview:
- Query your data in natural language: Conversational Analytics is a Gemini-powered data querying experience that makes it easier to find answers, explore data, and share insights using natural language.
To learn more about how to activate Conversation Analytics, see Enable and disable Gemini in Looker in Looker Studio.
August 28, 2024
The following Gemini in BigQuery features are now generally available (GA):
- Data insights
- Data canvas
- SQL and Python code assistance features:
- Partitioning and clustering recommendations
To learn how to enable and activate Gemini in BigQuery features, see Set up Gemini in BigQuery.
August 12, 2024
Updated IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist chat UX and styling.
You can now use the arrow keys to traverse previous chat history entries to repeat and edit questions in IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist.
Chat conversation history now persists across IDE sessions and restarts for IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist.
You can now exclude any files from AI completions and chat interactions using .aiexclude in IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist, with a format similar to .gitignore.
Improved performance and reliability in IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist.
The IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist/Cloud Code plugin now installs a bundle of two plugins:
- Google Cloud Code
- Gemini Code Assist
Code completions for IntelliJ Gemini Code Assist are now completely integrated with native IDE completion framework, which makes it easier to use and override key combinations to trigger, and less conflicting with various IDE or Tab based actions.
August 07, 2024
Available in Preview, you can now use Gemini to create functional playbooks based on your prompts in Google Security Operations. For more information, see Create playbooks with Gemini.
July 30, 2024
The VS Code Gemini Code Assist extension now supports Code Transformation. Press Ctrl+I for Windows and Linux or Cmd+I for macOS and use the /generate command to generate code based on your prompt anywhere in the file. For more information, see Code with Gemini Code Assist.
Fixed crashing issue when using VS Code Gemini Code Assist completions.
July 29, 2024
Conversational assistance in Gemini in Databases is now available in Preview for standard and enhanced query insights, system insights, index advisor, and active queries (AlloyDB for PostgreSQL, Cloud SQL for MySQL, and Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL). In the Gemini pane in the Google Cloud console, you can enter prompts to generate troubleshooting guidance for your database workloads and to accelerate the resolution of complex database performance issues. For more information, see Conversational assistance for query insights and system insights.
July 25, 2024
Gemini conversion assistant in Database Migration Service conversion workspaces is now available in Preview as part of Gemini in Databases. For more information, see:
July 17, 2024
Available now in Preview, you can enable the collection and storage of user input, contextual information, and responses when you use Gemini for Google Cloud. For more information, see View Gemini for Google Cloud logs.
July 16, 2024
Database Center, which is part of Gemini in Databases, now has the following features in Public Preview:
- New health issues
- CSV export
- All Resources page
- Additional resource metadata
For more information, see Database Center release notes.
July 10, 2024
The following Gemini in Looker features are now available in Public Preview:
- Create calculated fields: create custom fields and calculations in Looker Studio without prerequisite knowledge or experience with Looker Studio formula language.
- Add Looker Studio content to Google Slides: import components from your Looker Studio reports into a Google Slides presentation.
Learn more about Gemini in Looker and how to enable it in Looker Studio.
July 02, 2024
Gemini Code Assist is available to try at no cost until November 8, 2024, limited to one user per billing account. Customers can purchase a license on the Gemini Admin page in the Google Cloud console. For more information, see Set up Gemini Code Assist for a project.
June 25, 2024
Added a tips card in chat showing useful keyboard shortcuts for using the VS Code Gemini Code Assist plug-in.
Added a diff button to code snippets in chat so that code returned from Gemini Code Assist can be easily compared to the code in the VS Code editor.
Rejected Gemini Code Assist code suggestions will no longer come back in the VS Code Gemini plug-in.
June 11, 2024
Updated Gemini Code Assist to use Gemini 1.5 Flash model (with 32k token window), with improved support for code explanation, unit test generation, and code transformations. Automatically triggered code completions use an 8k token window.
May 14, 2024
You can now create Gemini-enhanced translation rules to use with the BigQuery interactive SQL translator. Translation rules let you customize and adjust the results of the interactive translator as you migrate your SQL queries into BigQuery. This feature is in preview.
April 09, 2024
Added ability to provide direct links to Cloud console pages that are relevant to users' prompts. Also improved response formatting to better handle longer responses.
Enabled contextualization in responses by incorporating a set of basic user data and their environment data into the prompts. Also, expanded data sources for grounding and improved response accuracy via RAG.
The Code Transformation features in Gemini Code Assist are now available in Public Preview for Cloud Shell. For more information, see Use Code Transformation features.
Gemini in Security Command Center is released to General Availability. For more information, see Gemini features in Security Command Center.
Gemini Code Assist is available to try at no cost until July 11, 2024, limited to one user per billing account. Customers can purchase a license on the Gemini Admin page in the Google Cloud console. For more information, see Set up Gemini Code Assist for a project.
The Transform Code features in Gemini Code Assist are now available in Public Preview for Workstations and Cloud Shell.
The following Gemini in BigQuery features are now available in Public Preview:
- Data insights: an automated and intuitive way to explore and understand your data.
- Data canvas: a graphic interface that lets you discover, transform, query, and visualize data using natural language.
- SQL and Python code assistance: Gemini-assisted code generation, completion, and explanation.
- Materialized views, partitioning, and clustering recommendations: recommendations to reduce cost and improve performance.
- Autotune and troubleshoot serverless Spark: optimize and explain Spark workloads.
To learn how to enable and activate Gemini in BigQuery features, see Set up Gemini in BigQuery.
The following Gemini in Databases features are now available in Public Preview:
- Database Center: an AI-assisted dashboard that gives you one centralized view across your entire database fleet.
- Cloud SQL Studio: lets authorized users interact directly with the SQL database and run SQL queries from the Google Cloud console to access and manipulate data.
- Monitor active queries: monitor and troubleshoot the queries that are active in your database.
- Index advisor: a fully managed index advisor that tracks the queries your database handles regularly.
- 4-week query metric retention in the Query Insights dashboard.
- 15 new database insight recommendations.
To learn how to enable and activate Gemini in Databases, see Set up Gemini in Databases.
The following Gemini in Databases features are now available in Public Preview:
- Database Center: an AI-assisted dashboard that gives you one centralized view across your entire database fleet.
- AlloyDB Studio (GA): lets authorized users interact directly with the SQL database and run SQL queries from the Google Cloud console to access and manipulate data.
- Monitor active queries: monitor and troubleshoot the queries that are active in your database.
- Index advisor: a fully managed index advisor that tracks the queries your database handles regularly.
- Enhanced Query Insights: an assistive query performance diagnostics platform that lets you detect, troubleshoot, and prevent database and query performance problems in near real-time.
- 4-week query metric retention in the Query Insights dashboard.
- 5 new database insight recommendations.
To learn how to enable and activate Gemini in Databases, see Set up Gemini in Databases.
The following Gemini in Databases features are now available in Public Preview:
- Spanner Studio (GA): lets users interact with the SQL database and run SQL queries from the Google Cloud console to access and manipulate data.
- Spanner now supports the use of Gemini models with GoogleSQL and PostgreSQL machine learning prediction functions.
To learn how to enable and activate Gemini in Databases, see Set up Gemini in Databases.
April 03, 2024
The Gemini Code Assist code generation feature now allows users to generate code repeatedly at the same cursor location.
Fixed an issue where handling very small .csv, .tsv, and .jsonl files crashed the Gemini Cloud Code extension.
Fixed an issue where empty files weren't being included as chat context.
Fixed telemetry data issue in the VSCode Gemini Code Assist plug-in.
March 20, 2024
Improved notifications when the Intellij Duet AI plug-in needs action or has an error.
Improved error handling and messaging in the VSCode Duet AI plug-in code editor and in chat. Error specific actions are now provided to better assist users in resolving errors.
November 01, 2023
Duet AI code generation and code completion latency has been reduced when it's used in IntelliJ and VSCode.
Duet AI has an improved threshold to filter out low quality code completions.
Duet AI for VS Code provides an indication that code generation is in progress.
Duet AI for Cloud Workstations is available.