GitHub Copilot agent mode

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A mode of GitHub Copilot in which you hand it a goal instead of a question; it decides which files to open, makes the edits and runs commands to check its own work until the task is finished. Changes still need to be reviewed by the developer.

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Say Goodbye to Patchwork Coding and Hello to Agentic Workflows
2026-08-12 · Mirko Peters
Welcome back to the podcast blog! If you have ever found yourself buried under a mountain of disparate scripts, fragile integrations, and endless context-switching,…

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Maintained by Mirko Peters (Microsoft MVP) · Last updated: 2026-11-03