GitHub ships agent control center for parallel workflows
Copilot app consolidates multi-agent sessions into isolated git worktrees with bidirectional canvases for inspection and steering, replacing scattered context across chat threads and windows.
June 3, 2026
Summary
Agentic workflows now fragment context across terminals and pull requests; the app centralizes visibility into active sessions, test results, and CI status, reducing review overhead on agent-generated code. Developers can dispatch parallel agents without manual branch juggling or cleanup.
Why it matters
Agentic workflows now fragment context across terminals and pull requests; the app centralizes visibility into active sessions, test results, and CI status, reducing review overhead on agent-generated code. Developers can dispatch parallel agents without manual branch juggling or cleanup.
Implementation verdict
Available now in technical preview for existing Copilot Pro/Business/Enterprise users. Requires GitHub-connected repos and either local sandbox or cloud sandbox setup. Worth trying if you're running multiple agents per day; replaces manual worktree management and context-switching between windows. Local sandbox runs on your machine with restricted filesystem access; cloud sandbox is ephemeral Linux with remote control from any device.
Sources
- 1.commits nearly doubled year over year, crossing 1.4 billion per month, plus over 2 billion GitHub Actions minutes a week
- 2.Every session runs in its own git worktree, a real, isolated copy of your branch
- 3.Agent Merge helps carry that pull request through review, checks, and merge
- 4.Canvases are bidirectional work surfaces for humans and agents
- 5.The Copilot app is now available in technical preview for existing Copilot Pro, Pro+, Business, and Enterprise users
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