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GitHub Copilot desktop app adds canvases for user-agent collaboration

GitHub Copilot desktop app launches in preview with a canvases feature enabling bidirectional collaboration between users and agents.

yesterday · 20:20:02 · primary fetch1 sourceupdated yesterday · 20:20:02

Mario Rodriguez / The GitHub Blog: GitHub unveils the GitHub Copilot desktop app in preview, which introduces a new feature called canvases for bidirectional work between users and agents — At Microsoft Build 2026, GitHub introduced new tools, updates, and surfaces so agents can work the way you already work.

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github.blogGitHub unveils the GitHub Copilot desktop app in preview, which introduces a new feature called canvases for bidirectional work between users and agents (Mario Rodriguez/The GitHub Blog)primary20:20:02