Microsoft launches GitHub Copilot desktop app to manage multiple AI agents

GitHub has unveiled a desktop appl designed to act as a centralised control centre for artificial intelligence (AI) agents. Announced at the Microsoft Build 2026 conference, the new GitHub Copilot app is a shift from passive coding assistants to independent AI agents capable of managing complex development workflows in parallel.

The launch comes at a time when there is high demand in automated coding activity. According to internal GitHub data, code commits on the platform have nearly doubled year-over-year, now crossing 1.4 billion per month, while automated GitHub Actions usage has surged past 2 billion minutes per week.