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March 2026 brought a major step forward for GitHub Copilot extensibility in Visual Studio, with custom agents, agent skills, and new tools that make the agent smarter and more capable.…

Organization custom instructions for GitHub Copilot, first introduced in April 2025, are now generally available. With organization custom instructions, Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise organization administrators can set default instructions…

Copilot cloud agent (formerly known as Copilot coding agent) is no longer limited to pull-request workflows, unlocking a broader range of ways to put Copilot to work. More control over…

GPT-5.4 mini is now generally available to Copilot Student plan via Copilot auto model selection. This model is part of Auto in GitHub Copilot Chat on Visual Studio Code, Visual…

GitHub Mobile now makes it easier to manage agentic workflows on the go with a refreshed Copilot tab, native session logs, and more in-app controls for agent sessions. On Android,…

/fleet lets Copilot CLI dispatch multiple agents in parallel. Learn how to write prompts that split work across files, declare dependencies, and avoid common pitfalls.

Editor’s note (May 1, 2026): Updated the deprecation date to May 6, 2026 from May 1, 2026. We will deprecate the following model across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot…

I used coding agents to build agents that automated part of my job. Here’s what I learned about working better with coding agents.

You can now create GitHub Issues directly from Slack using natural language with the GitHub app for Slack. Mention @GitHub in any channel, describe the work you need to track,…

Copilot coding agent can now resolve merge conflicts on pull requests. To ask Copilot to resolve merge conflicts, mention @copilot in a comment and tell it what to do: @copilot…

Since launching the public preview of GitHub Copilot coding agent for Jira, we’ve been listening closely to customer feedback. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to try…

From April 24 onward, interaction data—specifically inputs, outputs, code snippets, and associated context—from Copilot Free, Pro, and Pro+ users will be used to train and improve our AI models unless they opt out.

Copilot usage metrics now indicate which users have Copilot coding agent (CCA) activity. Enterprise and organization admins can identify which users are actively using Copilot coding agent on daily and…

You can now mention @copilot in pull requests to ask Copilot to make changes. You can ask @copilot to: Fix failing GitHub Actions workflows: @copilot Fix the failing tests Address…

Organization owners who want to manage Copilot coding agent access at scale can now do so programmatically with the new Copilot coding agent management REST APIs, available in public preview.…

Learn how to integrate the Copilot SDK into a React Native app to generate AI-powered issue summaries, with production patterns for graceful degradation and caching.

Copilot usage metrics now provides full clarity into model usage when auto model selection is enabled. Activity that previously appeared under a generic “Auto” label now resolves to the actual…

Every commit from Copilot coding agent, our cloud-based background agent, is authored by Copilot, with the human who gave Copilot the task marked as the co-author. This makes it easier…

Raycast is a powerful free launcher for macOS and Windows. It can launch apps, search files, control your system, and leverage community-built extensions. With the GitHub Copilot extension for Raycast,…

When you delegate a task to Copilot coding agent, it works in the background, then requests your review. You can view the agent session logs to understand what Copilot did…

We’ve optimized Copilot coding agent so it now starts work 50% faster. You can hand work to Copilot coding agent in many ways, including assigning an issue to Copilot, entering…