At Microsoft’s Build developer conference, GitHub announced the rollout of a new AI coding agent built directly into GitHub Copilot. This upgraded assistant can now handle development tasks like fixing bugs, writing features, refactoring code, and improving documentation.
Developers can assign issues to Copilot through GitHub.com, GitHub Mobile, or the GitHub command-line interface, just like assigning them to a human. The agent reacts with an eyes emoji and kicks off its work.