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· Translated from the Spanish original

Agentic coding

GitHub Copilot adds multi-agent projects and control of desktop apps

The Copilot app coordinates agents across repositories and can drive programs with no API, while GitHub Enterprise now includes Copilot for every license.

What happened

  • On October 28, 2026, during its Universe conference, GitHub released new features for the GitHub Copilot app.
  • The main one is Projects, in public preview: a person describes a goal, adds context such as repositories, design mocks, Slack threads or meeting notes, and picks models and tools. Copilot runs as many agents as the work needs and returns results, such as pull requests, for human review.
  • The second is computer use, also in public preview on macOS and Windows: Copilot can read an app’s content, click, type and move across programs, including those with no API, command line or MCP integration.
  • The same day, GitHub said GitHub Enterprise now includes Copilot access for every licensed user, when the account is managed with a GitHub or Microsoft sales team.

Why it matters

  • Projects takes Copilot beyond a single repository. A change that touches several repositories, or a launch that mixes specs, designs and files, sits in one place with its agents and results.
  • Desktop app control widens what an agent can touch: GitHub gives an expense report as an example. Copilot asks for approval before controlling an app, and each organization can disable the feature through managed settings.
  • The commercial change moves management from seats to budget. Under the new scheme, AI usage is metered from the first request against the company budget, with no included allowance to track.
  • If the budget runs out, code completion keeps working, but chat, code review and Copilot in the cloud stop until there is budget again.

The number

US$ 10 a month. That is the per-user price of Copilot Standalone for people in a company who do not hold a GitHub Enterprise license, with the same features and models as Copilot Enterprise but no monthly credits included.

Context

On macOS, turning on computer use requires granting Accessibility and Screen Recording permissions, as well as switching it on in the app’s settings. These are the same permissions other screen-reading and screen-controlling tools request, and security teams should review them before enabling the feature.

Projects also allows repeatable automations, such as producing a promo video every time a feature ships, and using context from connected tools like Slack and Figma to research a request or draft a spec. The app generates and edits images with natural language from chat.

Commercially, Copilot’s inclusion in Enterprise is available now for GitHub Enterprise Cloud with account teams. For those who manage their own subscription it is not yet available: GitHub says it will open that option in stages and share dates in the coming weeks. Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise remain on sale.

What’s next

  • Both app features remain in preview, so they may change before general release.
  • GitHub will announce dates for self-serve access to the new Enterprise scheme.

Bottom line

Work agents are multiplying: Notion lets its agents work 24 hours and charges by credits and OpenAI launched agents with its own engine at DevDay. On GitHub itself, REA gathered 143,000 stars after cloning free copies of software, and at the local end Flint offers a coding model that runs on a laptop.

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