Concepts for GitHub Copilot agents

Learn how Copilot cloud agent can carry out research, planning and coding tasks for you, working independently in the same workflow you use yourself.

Learn how you can use GitHub Copilot in your terminal.

The GitHub Copilot app is a desktop application for agent-driven development that brings parallel workstreams, GitHub integration, and PR lifecycle management into one place.

Copilot reviews your pull requests, identifies issues, and suggests fixes you can apply in a couple of clicks.

Copilot Memory helps Copilot become more effective over time by remembering facts about your repositories and your personal coding preferences.

Extend and customize GitHub Copilot agent behavior by executing custom shell commands at key points during agent execution.

You can use third-party coding agents alongside Copilot cloud agent to work asynchronously on your development tasks on GitHub.

Agent apps let you use partner-built agents directly in your workflows on GitHub, powered by your Copilot subscription.

Use the OpenAI Codex coding agent and Visual Studio Code extension powered by Copilot.

Use the Anthropic Claude coding agent powered by Copilot.

Skills allow Copilot to perform specialized tasks.

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