GitHub has unveiled an agents panel, available on every page of github.com, that allows developers to delegate coding tasks to GitHub Copilot throughout the GitHub platform. The agents panel allows developers to assign tasks to Copilot and manage these tasks from a single interface, GitHub said.

Launched August 19, the agents panel is available in public preview for all paid Copilot users. The agents panel serves as a mission control center for agentic workflows on GitHub, allowing developers to assign background tasks without switching pages, monitor the progress of running tasks, and review the pull requests created by agents. Accessible via a new Agents button in the navigation bar, the agents panel works as a lightweight overlay that lets developers hand new tasks to Copilot and track existing tasks without navigating away from current work, according to GitHub.

GitHub said Copilot tasks can be started from the new agents panel with a simple prompt. Users can describe a goal in natural language and select the relevant repository. Copilot will take it from there and start creating a plan, drafting changes, running tests, and preparing a pull request. The coding agent runs in the background, works in parallel on multiple tasks, and issues a draft pull request when it’s done. GitHub introduced the Copilot coding agent in May.