
Copilot coding agent: Automatically generate custom instructions
With GitHub Copilot coding agent, you can delegate tasks to Copilot that it will work on in the background. By adding custom instructions to your repository, you can guide Copilot…
With GitHub Copilot coding agent, you can delegate tasks to Copilot that it will work on in the background. By adding custom instructions to your repository, you can guide Copilot…
As of August 6, 2025, the GPT-4o model has been officially deprecated in Copilot Chat and is no longer available. GPT-4.1 is now the recommended model and offers improved performance…
You can delegate tasks to GitHub Copilot coding agent that it will work on in the background. Copilot opens a pull request, pushes its changes, and then requests a review.…
Anthropic’s latest model, Claude Opus 4.1, is now available in GitHub Copilot. Claude Opus 4.1 is the successor to Claude Opus 4. As Anthropic’s most capable model, it supports extended…
GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency users with a paid GitHub Copilot plan will now be billed for premium request usage. What’s changed: GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency users…
Copilot Chat in github.com is significantly more powerful for repository workflows, unlocking a range of new capabilities directly in chat: Create, update, and push files: Describe changes to code, READMEs,…
Learn how to configure Copilot coding agent’s environment, optimize project structure, use custom instructions, and extend its capabilities with MCP servers.
You can delegate tasks to GitHub Copilot coding agent to work on in the background. While working on a task, Copilot has access to its own development environment, powered by…
With GitHub Copilot coding agent, you can delegate tasks to Copilot that it will work on in the background. Copilot creates a pull request, and when it finishes work, it…
Empowering 10 million farm families by 2030 to generate $1 billion in new revenue. How GitHub helps One Acre Fund’s mission — driving real impact across Africa.
We’ve enhanced the model selection experience in Copilot Chat on GitHub Mobile. Model selection is now smoother and more intuitive. When you tap View all models in the model picker,…
With GitHub Copilot coding agent, you can delegate tasks to Copilot that it will work on in the background while you focus on something else. When delegating a task to…
With GitHub Copilot coding agent, you can hand off tasks for it to work on in the background, freeing you up to concentrate on other things. You can add custom…
Stuck between idea and implementation? Spending weeks on mock ups or docs that never ship? GitHub Spark takes you from idea to deployed app in minutes. Build and ship full-stack…
Explore how I use agentic tools like GitHub Copilot agent mode and the Playwright MCP server to accelerate troubleshooting and debugging of UI issues, while revisiting the importance of clear requirements.
We’ve rolled out a series of powerful updates to GitHub Copilot for Eclipse. From new compatibility with the latest Eclipse versions, to smarter commit message generation, enhanced context understanding, and…
Editor’s note (July 23, 2025): This changelog has been updated to include a section on how to get started. GitHub Copilot app modernization for .NET aims to help enterprises migrate…
Enterprise and organization administrators can now download a new GitHub Copilot activity report that provides enhanced visibility into user authentication and feature adoption. This report improves upon the legacy usage…
We’re streamlining and enhancing Copilot code review! Upcoming features include moving from coding guidelines to copilot-instructions.md, making the Request pull request review from Copilot checkbox easier to find, and introducing…
GitHub Copilot coding agent, currently in public preview, has limited internet access by default to help protect your data and mitigate security risks. Today, we’re releasing an updated experience that…
The June 2025 release of Visual Studio Code (v1.102) became available on July 9, 2025. This update includes: Making Model Context Protocol (MCP) support generally available An open-sourced Copilot Chat…
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