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Hi folks,

We’re excited to share that GitHub Copilot is now natively integrated into JetBrains IDEs as a first-class agent! 🎉

This milestone is the result of close collaboration between JetBrains and GitHub/Microsoft. For teams already standardized on Copilot, it provides a meaningful enhancement: no registry configuration or extra setup required — just a stable, thoroughly tested experience available out of the box across JetBrains IDEs.

If you’re already on a GitHub Copilot plan, you can get started today.

You now have the choice to use GitHub Copilot directly in JetBrains AI Assistant via ACP, or continue using the dedicated GitHub Copilot plugin for the full Copilot experience.

Learn more here: https://blog.jetbrains.com/ai/2026/06/github-copilot-now-an-integrated-agent/

For more information on different options of using GitHub Copilot in JetBrains, please check this blog post: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/java/access-github-copilot-in-jetbrains-github-copilot-is-now-a-native-agent-in-jetbrains-ai-assistant/

Hi everyone — we’re excited to share the latest updates for GitHub Copilot in JetBrains.

In the latest release (v1.10.0), we added several key capabilities, including additional Usage-Based Billing UX improvements, new agentic features for Copilot CLI sessions, Agent Customizations editor, Agent Debug Panel, and social login with Google and Apple.

We’re also sharing a preview at what’s coming next and hope you continue to provide feedback for our product!

New Features

• Added: Agent picker support for Copilot CLI sessions, with Agent (default), Ask, Plan, and Custom agent modes.
• Added: Support MCP configuration for Copilot CLI sessions.
• Added: Support BYOK for Copilot CLI sessions.
• Added: /compact slash command for Copilot CLI sessions.
• Added: /chronicle slash command for Copilot CLI sessions.
• Added: /plan slash command for Copilot CLI sessions.
• Added: Agent customizations editor for Copilot CLI sessions.
• Added: Agent debug panel in Public Preview.
• Added: GitHub Coding Agent (Cloud agent) integrated into the unified sessions view.
• Added: Thinking effort configuration for supported models.
• Added: More sign-in choices with Google and Apple

User Experience

• Improved: Smoother NES experience with improved trigger strategy and detection logic.
• Improved: Unified session views with improved layout and readability.
• Improved: Account/session isolation between different editors.

Bug Fixes

• Resolved: An issue where the stop button was missing during CLI agent execution.
• Improved: Unified session persistence and state management.
• Improved: Overall UI freeze handling and stability.

Changed

• Agent skills are generally available.
• Agent hooks are generally available.
• Prompt files are generally available.
• Anthropic Thinking is generally available.
• BYOK is available without the Editor Preview feature flag, and availability for Copilot Business and Enterprise is controlled by GitHub policy.

Looking ahead, we plan to continue rolling out the Copilot CLI agent harness in JetBrains and introduce several additional capabilities in upcoming releases, including:

• Customization editor support for Hooks, MCP, plugins, and customization file creation
• Chat UX improvements
• Approval settings
• Organizational and enterprise agents
• In-product cost-saving tips for Usage-Based Billing

We hope you like Copilot for JetBrains, and please share feedback with us at any time.

You can fill in a private survey here: https://aka.ms/ghcp-jb-survey with an optional paid interview or directly submit an issue (bug or feature ask) at https://github.com/microsoft/copilot-intellij-feedback/issues, thank you so much!

Hi everyone — we’re excited to share the latest updates for GitHub Copilot in JetBrains.

In the latest release (v1.9), we’ve added Copilot CLI integration similar to VS Code, with an improved agent session view with parallel execution. In addition, we have enabled global custom agent support, GHES login flow and various improvements to user experience and bug fixes.

We’re also sharing a sneak peek at what’s coming next, with additional roadmap updates planned for another release later this month.

New Features

• Added: GitHub Copilot CLI support for delegating tasks to a locally running Copilot CLI (preview)
• Added: Unified session view to manage local and GitHub Copilot CLI sessions
• Added: Ask question tool in agent mode
• Added: GitHub Enterprise Server (GHES) support in the sign-in flow
• Added: Global .agent.md file support under ~/.copilot/agents, with UI support coming soon

User Experience

• Improved: Added confirmation when starting a new command to cancel the active one
• Improved: Sub-agent rendering and current file as context styling
• Improved: Auto‑approval panel UI
• Improved: Hover and pressed states for code‑block actions
• Improved: Code review apply behavior with full‑line replacements

Bug Fixes

• Fixed: Code completions not working on a second screen
• Fixed: Shift+Home / Shift+End issues for inline selection
• Fixed: Drag-and-drop issues when adding files to Copilot Chat
• Fixed: Multiple UI freezes and responsiveness issues

Changed

• Changed: Plan agent is no longer auto-invoked in sub-agent workflows, and remains available from the mode picker

Deprecation

• Removed: Edit mode support

Looking ahead, we’re planning to introduce the following in upcoming releases:

• Experience updates for usage-based billing support
• Agent debug panel
• Improved customization file experience
• BYOK support for Business and Enterprise customers
• Deeper Copilot CLI integration
• Additional improvements focused on performance and reliability, including freezes and crashes

We hope you like Copilot for JetBrains, and please share feedback with us at any time.

You can fill in a private survey here: https://aka.ms/ghcp-jb-survey with an optional paid interview or directly submit an issue (bug or feature ask) at https://github.com/microsoft/copilot-intellij-feedback/issues, thank you so much!