GitHub has announced the general availability of the GitHub Copilot coding agent for all paid subscribers. This autonomous AI developer can handle a range of tasks including feature implementation, bug fixing, managing technical debt, and improving test coverage. By operating asynchronously in its own development environment, the Copilot creates draft pull requests for review.
In addition to this rollout, GitHub has announced the deprecation of the existing gh-copilot CLI extension scheduled for October 25, 2025. It will be replaced by a new GitHub Copilot CLI offering enhanced AI capabilities. Pro and Enterprise users are encouraged to transition to the new CLI tool, while free plan users can adopt Visual Studio Code’s Ask mode or the gh-models extension as alternatives.
Further developments include the ability to start and track Copilot tasks through GitHub Mobile. The mobile application now allows users to initiate new coding tasks and receive progress notifications. A centralized ‘Agents’ page within the app provides an overview of all Copilot task statuses. Concurrently, GitHub CLI version 2.80.0 introduces a new command set, ‘agent-task’, allowing developers to manage Copilot tasks directly from the command line, thus enhancing workflow flexibility.
The GitHub Copilot CLI has also entered public preview, providing AI coding assistance in the terminal. This change includes agentic capabilities for complex tasks and added user control with action previews, integrated seamlessly with GitHub’s ecosystem.
Another significant release is GitHub Copilot Spaces, now generally available. Spaces allow developers to provide Copilot with contextual information from files, pull requests, and repositories, making responses more project-specific. This feature enhances team collaboration, facilitating knowledge sharing, developer onboarding, and project planning.
Lastly, GitHub Copilot can now create issues with embedded code snippets in public preview. This capability enriches the context of issues from the start by allowing users to include relevant code snippets and files, providing deeper insights for issue resolution.

Collections

GitHub Copilot coding agent is now generally available to all paid subscribers, capable of autonomous feature implementation, bug fixing, and technical debt management. The platform introduces new features including mobile task management, a redesigned CLI with enhanced AI capabilities, Copilot Spaces for contextual collaboration, and the ability to create issues with embedded code snippets. The existing gh-copilot CLI extension will be deprecated in October 2025.

GitHub Copilot Agent and Spaces Now Generally Available with Mobile Integration