How do I start using the GitHub Copilot app?

From the Copilot app home screen, select a project you've worked with before or add a new one from GitHub or your local machine. Once a project is selected, you can start an agent session with the codebase, files, and tools needed for your task.

Can I work on multiple tasks at the same time in the Copilot app?

Yes. You can create additional agent sessions for other tasks without interrupting existing work, and use Quick Chat to start a new conversation from the home screen. Each conversation can focus on a different area, letting you follow multiple threads without losing track of each task.

What is Agent Merge and how does it work?

Agent Merge monitors a pull request after you enable it and assists with tasks that come up during review and CI. You can choose which actions it can take, such as addressing review feedback, helping resolve CI failures, or handling merge conflicts. Once required checks pass, you can choose to merge the pull request.

Large Language ModelsAI Coding AssistantsGitHub Blog (AI)Jul 27, 2026Jul 28, 2026, 01:01 JST

GitHub Copilot app lets developers manage multiple AI agent sessions in one workspace

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3 Key Points

What happened
GitHub introduced the Copilot app, a workspace designed around multiple agent sessions connected to projects rather than a single chat window. Developers can switch between tasks, use Quick Chat for side questions, create browser canvases to preview UI changes, and enable Agent Merge to monitor pull requests and assist with review feedback and CI failures.
Why it matters
Real software development involves jumping between bug fixes, code reviews, and exploring unfamiliar codebases — tasks that don't fit a linear chat flow. By anchoring each session to a project and letting developers maintain multiple threads of work simultaneously, the Copilot app aims to reduce time spent preparing environments and context-switching, keeping momentum on different parts of a workflow.
What to watch
Key features include the /create-canvas command to preview applications directly in the app, Pick & Polish to refine UI elements by pointing and requesting changes, and Agent Merge's ability to address review feedback, resolve CI failures, and handle merge conflicts during the pull request process.

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Context & Analysis

The GitHub Copilot app addresses a fundamental mismatch between how AI chat tools are typically designed and how developers actually work. Traditional chat-based AI coding assistants assume a linear, question-and-answer workflow, but real software development is context-heavy and task-switching is constant. A developer might begin implementing a feature, discover they need to understand an unfamiliar part of the codebase, pause to review a colleague's pull request, and return to the original task—each step requiring different context and tooling.

By anchoring agent sessions to projects and allowing multiple concurrent sessions, the Copilot app preserves context across these transitions. The addition of browser canvas—letting developers visualize UI changes directly within the workflow—bridges the gap between code review and visual feedback, a gap that normally requires opening a separate terminal and browser. Agent Merge's automation of pull request workflows (addressing feedback, handling CI failures, managing merge conflicts) extends the AI's role beyond initial code generation into the full development lifecycle, reducing friction at a stage where many code changes currently stall.

FAQ

How do I start using the GitHub Copilot app?: From the Copilot app home screen, select a project you've worked with before or add a new one from GitHub or your local machine. Once a project is selected, you can start an agent session with the codebase, files, and tools needed for your task.
Can I work on multiple tasks at the same time in the Copilot app?: Yes. You can create additional agent sessions for other tasks without interrupting existing work, and use Quick Chat to start a new conversation from the home screen. Each conversation can focus on a different area, letting you follow multiple threads without losing track of each task.
What is Agent Merge and how does it work?: Agent Merge monitors a pull request after you enable it and assists with tasks that come up during review and CI. You can choose which actions it can take, such as addressing review feedback, helping resolve CI failures, or handling merge conflicts. Once required checks pass, you can choose to merge the pull request.

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