Agent

GitHub Copilot

Agent

The agent that already has your pull requests.

Copilot’s coding agent picks up an issue, opens a branch, and comes back with a PR on GitHub. Editor agent mode lives next to the file.

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VS CodeDesktop

Active

Then enable Agent mode

ext install GitHub.copilot

Runtime: VS Code / JetBrains, plus a hosted coding agent on GitHub
Autonomy: Editor diffs you accept; the hosted agent opens a PR

github.com/features/copilot

Issue
A GitHub issue, a comment, or a prompt in the editor.
Work
Edits, terminal, and Actions in a codespace or your workspace.
PR
A branch and a pull request you can review.
Merge
You merge. Copilot does not.

VS Code / JetBrains, plus a hosted coding agent on GitHub

How it runs

Four beats, then it hands back.

1
Issue
A GitHub issue, a comment, or a prompt in the editor.
2
Work
Edits, terminal, and Actions in a codespace or your workspace.
3
PR
A branch and a pull request you can review.
4
Merge
You merge. Copilot does not.

Maker

GitHub

@github · Company

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