Imagine delegating a coding task and getting a pull request back, ready for your review. That's exactly what GitHub Copilot's new coding agent does. This isn't just an autocomplete tool..
it's an autonomous, asynchronous teammate that works in the background, tackling tasks you assign to it.
Powered by GitHub Actions, this agent operates in a secure, isolated environment. You can assign it a task—for example, by tagging @copilot in a GitHub issue—and it will analyze your codebase, make multi-file changes, run tests, and then create a pull request with a detailed summary of its work.
Why You'll Love It
Free Up Your Time: Assign a task and move on to something else. The agent handles the grunt work while you focus on higher-level problems.
Deeply Integrated: It understands your entire repository, not just a single file. It can make comprehensive changes and even run builds and tests within its environment.
Seamless Workflow: It creates a pull request for you to review, just like a human teammate would. You can collaborate and provide feedback, and the agent can even iterate on the changes based on your comments.
Work from Anywhere: You can delegate tasks from GitHub issues, Copilot Chat, the GitHub mobile app, or the new Agents panel on GitHub.com.
This new update is changing how we approach development. It’s no longer just about writing code with an AI—it’s about having an AI as a partner on your team.
What do you think? Are you ready to delegate?
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