GitHub Copilot App Technical Preview: Agentic Dev Now in Desktop
GitHub Copilot app enters technical preview as a desktop experience for agentic development. Start from GitHub issues and PRs, work in isolated sessions, and land changes through pull request review with integrated validation and Agent Merge automation.
TL;DR
- GitHub Copilot app is now in technical preview — a desktop experience for agentic development tied directly to your GitHub work
- Start sessions from issues, PRs, or prompts; work in isolated branches; steer the agent and land changes via pull request
- Pro/Pro+ subscribers can sign up for early access; Business/Enterprise get access this week with admin approval
New
- GitHub-native desktop app — Start agentic development sessions directly from issues, pull requests, prompts, or previous sessions without leaving GitHub context
- Focused session isolation — Each session gets its own branch, files, conversation, and task state; pause and resume work across one or many repositories
- Integrated review and validation — Review diffs, run terminal commands, open browser previews, and test changes before opening a pull request
- Agent Merge automation — Let the agent address review comments, fix failing checks, and merge once your team's conditions are met
- Workflow automation — Turn repeatable tasks into automated workflows for triage, dependency updates, release notes, cleanup, and routine PRs
Access
- GitHub Copilot Pro and Pro+ — Sign up for early access as the technical preview expands
- GitHub Copilot Business and Enterprise — Access rolling out this week; requires organization/enterprise admin to enable previews and Copilot CLI in policy settings
Install and get started: GitHub Copilot app repository | Full documentation
Source: GitHub Changelog
