Agents

GitHub Copilot Agent Mode: First Impressions and Practical Limits

GitHub Copilot’s agent mode represents a significant shift in how AI coding assistants work. Instead of just suggesting completions as you type, agent mode can iterate on its own code, catch and fix errors automatically, suggest terminal commands, and even analyze runtime errors to propose fixes.

This isn’t AI-assisted coding anymore. It’s AI-directed coding, where you’re less of a writer and more of an orchestrator. After spending time with this new capability, I have thoughts on what it delivers, where it falls short, and how to use it effectively.