LaunchJul 29, 2026, 13:35 UTC

Poolside launches Desktop Assistant — one place to run coding agents across macOS, VS Code and Visual Studio

Poolside has released its Desktop Assistant, a single application for running coding agents across macOS, VS Code and Visual Studio, announced on 28 July 2026.

Built in-house first. Poolside says it built the tool for its own team and has used it daily for the past year before opening it up to external users.

Unified surface for agents. The Desktop Assistant brings coding agents into one place spanning the macOS desktop and the VS Code and Visual Studio editors, rather than a single IDE plugin.

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