{"id":87917,"date":"2025-05-19T09:02:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T16:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/github.blog\/?p=87917"},"modified":"2025-05-23T11:09:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T18:09:50","slug":"github-copilot-meet-the-new-coding-agent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/github.blog\/news-insights\/product-news\/github-copilot-meet-the-new-coding-agent\/","title":{"rendered":"GitHub Copilot: Meet the new coding agent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We are excited to introduce a new coding agent for GitHub Copilot<\/a>. Embedded directly into GitHub, the agent starts its work when you assign a GitHub issue to Copilot or prompt it in VS Code. The agent spins up a secure and fully customizable development environment powered by GitHub Actions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the agent works, it pushes commits to a draft pull request, and you can track it every step of the way through the agent session logs. Having Copilot on your team doesn’t mean weakening your security posture – existing policies like branch protections still apply in exactly the way you’d expect. Plus, the agent’s pull requests require human approval before any CI\/CD workflows are run, creating an extra protection control for the build and deployment environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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