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Agent Plugins 1.0 goes GA across VS Code, Copilot CLI and the Copilot app

GitHub has made Agent Plugins 1.0 generally available across VS Code, Copilot CLI, the GitHub Copilot SDK and the Copilot app. One package, four surfaces, and a governance path for the security team.

Aug 19, 2026 · Priya Nair Developer experience

'Governance is a developer experience problem': a Docker Captain reframes AI-agent trust

A Docker Captain argues in a new post that AI-agent governance stalls on trust, not capability, and that the platforms which win will be the ones that draw clear boundaries so developers do not have to reason about controls each time they ship. The DX framing is mostly right; the invisible-controls part is where the next incident hides.

Aug 9, 2026 · Tomás Vega Developer experience

Copilot in VS Code gives each agent session its own git worktree

GitHub's Copilot July 2026 release notes for VS Code cover versions 1.127 through 1.131 and land a redesigned Agents window that can start a Copilot, Claude, or Codex session in an isolated git worktree, plus multi-chat inside one session and a bang-prefix that runs the chat line as a terminal command. Copilot vision is now generally available.

Jul 31, 2026 · Priya Nair Developer experience

GitLab Duo CLI hits GA: the Duo Agent Platform lands in the terminal

GitLab Duo CLI reached general availability with GitLab 19.2, bringing Duo Agentic Chat into the shell with interactive and headless modes and sessions shared across the UI and editor extensions.

Jul 18, 2026 · Priya Nair Platform engineering

GitLab packages Duo Agent Flows so multi-step runs share the platform's controls

GitLab is naming a shape for multi-step agent work, Duo Agent Flows, that inherits the same access controls, triggers and review gates as any other pipeline object. The pitch is a middle ground between chat that only answers and homegrown scripts that go stale the moment the platform changes.

Jul 17, 2026 · Maya Okonkwo Developer experience

Codex lands in JetBrains: an in-IDE agent slot, and less config to babysit

GitHub's Copilot integration for JetBrains adds Codex as an agent provider in public preview, moves hook and MCP server management into the editor, and now honours admin-configured custom models. Here is what a JetBrains user should try first, and where the preview edges still show.

Jul 13, 2026 · Priya Nair Platform engineering

Copilot for JetBrains gets org-curated agents, mid-run CLI steering, and Claude in preview

GitHub's June 22 Copilot update lands a cluster of changes for JetBrains IDE users: organization- and enterprise-level custom agents now flow through the Copilot Chat agent picker, Copilot CLI sessions gain a mid-run steer-or-queue dropdown, and Claude is available as an agent provider in public preview.

Jun 23, 2026 · Priya Nair