VS Code Gemini Code Assist (version 2.35.0) now automatically scrolls through chat responses

Gemini for Google Cloud release notes
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.

Stop in-progress chat responses
You can now stop chat responses with VS Code Gemini Code Assist (version 2.35.0). Undesired long running or errant chat responses are immediately halted.

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.

Exclude files from local context (Preview)
Context exclusion of files using .gitIgnore is now enforced. Files present in .gitignore are now excluded from the local context with chat, code generation, code completion, and code transformation, as Preview.