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Rubber Duck Thursdays - Copilot coding agent and Copilot agent mode

Rubber Duck Thursdays - Copilot coding agent and Copilot agent mode

5 Jun 2025 Video GitHub

Join us for Rubber Duck Thursdays! A lighthearted and informal stream where we live code on some projects. In this stream, we'll assign some work to Copilot coding agent and also work with Copilot agent mode.

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Extend GitHub Copilot coding agent with custom MCP tools

Extend GitHub Copilot coding agent with custom MCP tools

1 Jun 2025 Video GitHub

You can now create issues from Copilot Chat in http://github.com/ and you can assign them to Copilot, so the coding agent can work on them in the background! But did you know that you can give Copilot coding agent access to additional tools through the Model Context Protocol? Learn more in this video, as Copilot uses the Notion MCP server to gather product requirement documents, and provide a PR for review. Learn more at http://gh.io/copilot/coding-agent

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Assign issues to GitHub Copilot from the GitHub mobile app

Assign issues to GitHub Copilot from the GitHub mobile app

27 May 2025 Video GitHub

You can now assign issues to GitHub Copilot in the background, freeing you up for other tasks! But this isn't just a 'big screen' activity from a laptop or your desktop. You can assign Copilot to issues from your mobile device too! See how we assign an issue to Copilot in the GitHub Mobile app, and explore its progress when viewing http://github.com/ from our mobile. Learn more about the Copilot coding agent at http://gh.io/copilot/coding-agent

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Copilot Agent Mode is now available in GitHub Copilot for Xcode

Copilot Agent Mode is now available in GitHub Copilot for Xcode

24 May 2025 Video GitHub

You can now use Copilot Agent Mode in GitHub Copilot for Xcode, with support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Switch from 'Ask' to 'Agent' in the chat pane, and let agent mode translate your tasks and ideas into code, and run additional tools and terminal commands to check its work. To learn more, visit https://gh.io/copilot/xcode

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Assigning Copilot ad-hoc tasks through Copilot chat

Assigning Copilot ad-hoc tasks through Copilot chat

22 May 2025 Video GitHub

You can now assign issues to GitHub Copilot in the background, not just from GitHub issues - but even ad hoc tasks while you're working in Visual Studio Code. See how Copilot takes on a task to refactor components in Copilot Airways, allowing us to progress with other work. More on the Copilot coding agent: http://gh.io/copilot/coding-agent

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How to get the most out of the Copilot coding agent

How to get the most out of the Copilot coding agent

21 May 2025 Video GitHub

Assign issues to GitHub Copilot in the background, freeing you up for other tasks! But what can you do to set Copilot up for success? Here are a few important tips and tricks, including well-scoped issues, Copilot custom instructions, setting up a development environment with Copilot setup steps and providing access to additional tools via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). Learn more about the Copilot coding agent at http://gh.io/copilot/coding-agent

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The GitHub Copilot coding agent *NEW*

The GitHub Copilot coding agent *NEW*

19 May 2025 Video GitHub

Assign issues to GitHub Copilot in the background, freeing you up for other tasks! This is how you can assign Copilot to a GitHub Issue for the app 'Copilot Airways'. Copilot acknowledges the work, and starts working on a pull request to make the changes. Learn more about the Copilot coding agent at http://gh.io/copilot/coding-agent

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VS Code, Live — Straight from Microsoft Build! 🪐

VS Code, Live — Straight from Microsoft Build! 🪐

19 May 2025 Talk GitHub

Join VS Code, Live! at Microsoft Build. For the first time ever, VS Code, Live! is going on stage—in person—and you’re invited! Get an inside look at what the team’s building, featuring live conversations with devs and creators. Whether you’re deep into VS Code or just curious about what’s next, this is your dev-first, code-forward pass to what’s new.

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Rubber Duck Thursdays - Building from requirements with Agent Mode

Rubber Duck Thursdays - Building from requirements with Agent Mode

15 May 2025 Video GitHub

Join us for Rubber Duck Thursdays! A lighthearted and informal stream where we live code on some projects. In this stream, we'll build some new tools by starting with the requirements and then using Copilot Agent Mode to help us build it - live!

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Rubber Duck Thursdays - Agent mode and custom instructions

Rubber Duck Thursdays - Agent mode and custom instructions

8 May 2025 Video GitHub

Join us for Rubber Duck Thursdays! A lighthearted and informal stream where we live code on some projects. In this stream, we'll continue our conversation on Copilot Agent Mode and custom instructions - all of course, with live coding!

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