GitHub Copilot August Update: More Control & Features

GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio is getting new features this August. You can now get more control over how Copilot works and the models it uses. Here's the thing: Organization owners can publish custom agents for use across their repositories. What's interesting is that you can also adjust the "thinking effort" of supported models, from low for simple tasks to high for complex problems. This helps balance reasoning depth with token usage. You can also pin your favorite models and access a detailed view of model capabilities and cost information. Another key update is the ability to ask the Git agent to review uncommitted changes or commits before opening a pull request. These reviews work with GitHub and Azure DevOps repositories. The bottom line: These updates are available to users on all GitHub Copilot plans, giving developers more tools and flexibility.