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GitHub Copilot Strengthens Agent Features for JetBrains

·2026.06.01 15:34

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GitHub Copilot unveiled its June update strengthening agent features and CLI support in the JetBrains environment.

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The latest GitHub Copilot update for JetBrains (v1.10.0) has significantly strengthened the agent-centric development environment.

Key updates:

  • Expanded Copilot CLI features: Support for the agent selector (Agent, Ask, Plan, Custom modes), MCP (Model Context Protocol) configuration support, BYOK (Bring Your Own Key) support, and new slash commands (/compact, /chronicle, /plan) have been added.
  • Agent development and debugging: The Agent customizations editor and Agent debug panel (Public Preview) have been introduced.
  • Cloud agent integration: GitHub Coding Agent (Cloud agent) has been integrated into the unified session view.
  • Model and UX improvements: Thinking effort settings for supported models have been added, and social login via Google and Apple is now supported.

In addition, Agent skills, Agent hooks, Prompt files, and Anthropic Thinking have reached General Availability (GA).

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