VS Code 1.136's Agent Merge drives your PR to merge-ready
A public-preview agent clears review comments, failed checks and merge conflicts. Also: multi-root agent sessions, CLI content exclusions, new Copilot models.
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Agent Merge takes the PR's last mile
In VS Code 1.136's public preview, you hand a pull request to an agent and it addresses review feedback, fixes failing checks, resolves merge conflicts, and reruns workflows. Flip on chat.agentMerge.enabled, then run “Enable Agent Merge for Active Session” — it works with both Copilot and Claude agent sessions.
Agents now span every folder in your workspace
Experimental multi-root support lets Copilot and Claude agent sessions run across all folders in one workspace (scoped to the editor window), and agents can reference a project by name. Monorepos and side-by-side repos stop being one-folder-at-a-time.
Content exclusions reach the CLI and app
The Copilot CLI and desktop app now honor content exclusions, keeping flagged files out of agent context across agentic workflows. The policy your org already enforces in the IDE finally covers terminal and app runs — check it before you point an agent at a private repo.
Fable 5.1 and Gemini 3.8 Flash hit the picker
Claude Fable 5.1 is now selectable for Copilot Pro+, Max, Business and Enterprise; Gemini 3.8 Flash is rolling out to Pro, Pro+, Max, Business and Enterprise. Both are tuned for long-horizon agentic coding, so you can switch per task without leaving Copilot.
Elsewhere: Copilot's JetBrains harness goes GA
The unified GitHub Copilot harness is now generally available in Copilot for JetBrains, putting IntelliJ, PyCharm and GoLand users on the same engine as VS Code. GitHub says that means a faster feature cadence — new agent capabilities should land closer in step with the flagship.