GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio July 2026 Update Introduces Agent (Preview) | github-copilot
Visual Studio July 2026 ships built in .NET and Azure skills, adds organization level custom instructions for GitHub Copilot Business or Enterprise plans, enab…
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Jul 30, 2026, 11:14 PM UTC
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Jul 30, 2026, 11:14 PM UTC
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GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio July 2026 introduces a new Agent (Preview) option in the agent picker, built on the GitHub Copilot SDK that also powers the GitHub Copilot CLI, providing shorter responses and less back and forth for tasks like feature changes, bug fixes, and refactors. Visual Studio July 2026 ships built in .NET and Azure skills authored by experts from the respective teams, available in the Built in category of the tool picker when matching workloads are installed, and they are off by default. GitHub organization owners can add organization level custom instructions that apply to Copilot Chat across all repositories in the organization, available on GitHub Copilot Business or Enterprise plans; users can disable them under Tools Options GitHub Copilot Copilot Chat. Visual Studio July 2026 adds the ability to attach Git branches to Copilot Chat from the Git Repository win…