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Preview upcoming features for GitHub Copilot

Discover AI-powered updates designed to supercharge your productivity and 
streamline your workflow.

GitHub Copilot coding agent demo: User creates an issue, assigns Copilot, which makes a PR, addresses a change after review, and pushes a new commit, leading to approvals and the PR being merged. 2/2

Your backlog doesn’t stand a chance. Delegate open issues to GitHub Copilot and let your coding agent handle the heavy lifting in the background.

  • Deals with your issues. When assigned issues, GitHub Copilot plans, writes, tests, and iterates on code—proposing fully-tested pull requests ready for human review.
  • Codes like an insider. GitHub Copilot hooks into MCP servers to draw on data from your repositories and external resources—working like an onboarded team member from day one.
  • Human and agent in the loop. Comment to guide GitHub Copilot, polish your code for merge, or take over locally in your IDE. 
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Prompt, perfected

Save and reuse prompt files to get faster, more consistent responses from GitHub Copilot.

A screenshot of a code editor with two files open: "copilot-instructions.md" and "services.prompt.md". The left pane shows the file explorer with directories like .github, prompts, and workflows. The right pane displays code notes and a TypeScript template for a service.
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Tailor-made answers, defined by you

Specify custom instructions to personalize chat responses in VS Code and Visual Studio based on your preferred tools, organizational knowledge, and coding best practices.

A screenshot shows a GitHub Copilot interface with the prompt "Create a new API route for sharing a story" at the top. Below, it lists five used references: github.copilot.chat.codeGeneration.instruction..., copilot-instructions.md, page.tsx: 39-50 app, schema.sql scripts, and spec.md. The background is gradient blue to purple.

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See how GitHub Copilot powers up VS Code

Get a quick overview of the features for GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code.

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