Configure Copilot coding agent's validation tools - GitHub Changelog
… Repository admins can now configure which validation tools the coding agent runs from the Copilot - Coding agent section in repository settings. …
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Copilot cloud agent's validation tools are now 20% faster - GitHub Changelog
… You can configure which validation tools the cloud agent runs from the Copilot - Cloud agent section in repository settings. To learn more, head to our Copilot cloud agent documentation . …
Copilot coding agent works faster with semantic code search - GitHub Changelog
… May.15 Retired Grok Code Fast 1 deprecated copilot May.15 Improvement Copilot Memory supports user preferences for Pro, Pro+ users copilot May.14 Release Team-level Copilot usage metrics now available via API account management copilot enterprise management tools May.14 Release GitHub Copilot app i…
Improving token efficiency in GitHub Agentic Workflows
… The agent reads those files instead of making MCP calls. This eliminates tool-call overhead and allows the agent to take advantage of its extensive training in bash scripting to efficiently process the data. In-agent CLI proxy substitution . …
GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio — March update - GitHub Changelog
… Use agent skills : Agent skills are reusable instruction sets that teach agents how to perform specific tasks. …
Major agentic capabilities improvements in GitHub Copilot for JetBrains IDEs - GitHub Changelog
… New features Agentic capabilities Custom agents, sub-agents, and plan agent now generally available Custom agents, sub-agents, and plan agent are now generally available in GitHub Copilot for JetBrains IDEs. …
GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code, April releases - GitHub Changelog
… Agent experience Review diffs in chat : Code changes now appear as diffs directly in the chat thread. Generate agent customizations : Draft custom agents, skills, and instructions from a natural language description. …
The era of “AI as text” is over. Execution is the new interface.
… MCP provides the plumbing that keeps agentic execution grounded in real tools and real data, without guesswork embedded in prompts. Pattern 3: Embed execution outside the IDE Much of today’s AI tooling assumes meaningful work happens inside the IDE. …
GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio — April update - GitHub Changelog
… Build your own custom agents : Custom agents now support user-level definitions stored in %USERPROFILE%/.github/agents/ , so your personal agents travel with you across projects. …
Introducing Copilot CLI agent and unified sessions view in GitHub Copilot for JetBrains IDEs - GitHub Changelog
… Global .agent.md support in ~/.copilot/agents In addition to workspace-level configuration, you can now define custom agents at the global level using the .agent.md file under ~/.copilot/agents , making them available across all your workspaces. …