🧰 Claude vs Copilot in VS Code: Meet the Harness

· Sujith Quintelier · Sept. 4, 2026, 9:47 a.m.
Summary
In this blog post, Sujith Quintelier discusses the misunderstanding around the Session Target control in VS Code, specifically concerning the Claude and Copilot models. He clarifies that the list represents agent harnesses rather than models, which can lead to misconceptions and varied experiences with the same model based on its execution context.
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