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2026 (7)

March (7)

github: Ask @copilot to resolve merge conflicts on pull requests

GitHub

2026-03-26

GitHub Copilot coding agent can now resolve merge conflicts on pull requests. Users can trigger it by mentioning @copilot in a PR comment and asking it to handle the conflicts.

github: Copilot usage metrics now identify active Copilot coding agent users

GitHub

2026-03-25

GitHub Copilot usage metrics now show which users have Copilot coding agent (CCA) activity. Enterprise and organization admins can use this to identify active CCA users by day and other usage views.

github: Trace any Copilot coding agent commit to its session logs

GitHub

2026-03-20

GitHub says commits made by Copilot coding agent are authored by Copilot with the assigning human listed as co-author, and that these commits can now be traced back to the agent session logs. This is meant to make it easier to inspect how a given commit was produced.

github: More visibility into Copilot coding agent sessions

GitHub

2026-03-19

GitHub added session log visibility for Copilot coding agent tasks. You can now review what the agent did while it worked in the background before approving its changes.

github: Copilot coding agent now starts work 50% faster

GitHub

2026-03-19

GitHub says Copilot coding agent now starts work 50% faster. The update applies when handing work to the agent through supported entry points such as assigning an issue to Copilot.

github: Configure Copilot coding agent’s validation tools

GitHub

2026-03-18

GitHub says Copilot coding agent now automatically runs project tests and linting, plus GitHub validation tools such as CodeQL, advisory database checks, and secret scanning. The new update lets you configure which validation tools the agent uses.

github: Copilot coding agent works faster with semantic code search

GitHub

2026-03-17

Copilot coding agent now supports a semantic code search tool, so it can find relevant code by meaning instead of exact text matches. GitHub says this should make the agent faster when working in codebases.

2025 (5)

December (1)

github: Model picker for Copilot coding agent for Copilot Pro and Pro+ subscribers

GitHub

2025-12-08

GitHub added a model picker to the Copilot coding agent so Copilot Pro and Pro+ subscribers can choose which model the asynchronous background agent uses when starting tasks from the agents UI.

November (3)

github: GitHub Copilot coding agent for Eclipse now in public preview

GitHub

2025-11-18

GitHub Copilot coding agent is now available in public preview for Eclipse, bringing Copilot directly into native Eclipse workflows and adding features such as the ability to delegate tasks from within the IDE.

github: Copilot code review and coding agent now support agent-specific instructions

GitHub

2025-11-12

GitHub added support for agent-specific custom instructions for Copilot code review and the Copilot coding agent by introducing an excludeAgent property in .instructions.md files, letting you control when particular instructions apply or are ignored.

github: Copilot coding agent supports organization custom instructions

GitHub

2025-11-05

GitHub announced that the Copilot coding agent — its asynchronous, autonomous background agent — now supports organization-level custom instructions to guide how Copilot understands and works with projects.

September (1)

github: Kick off and track Copilot coding agent sessions from the GitHub CLI

GitHub

2025-09-26

GitHub added the ability to start and monitor Copilot coding agent sessions from the GitHub CLI. The Copilot coding agent works asynchronously: you delegate a task, it makes changes in the background, opens a draft pull request, and requests a review when finished.