GitHub Copilot in VS Code, September 2026 releases
TL;DR
This changelog covers VS Code v1.136 through v1.140, shipped throughout September 2026. September’s releases streamline agent-driven development from implementation through pull request merge. Automations handle repeatable tasks, agent merge helps… The post GitHub Copilot in VS Code, September 2026 releases appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Nauti's Take
Start with a small, well-bounded repository and measure which tasks Copilot can run autonomously, which approvals it requests, and how cleanly the changes arrive in a pull request. The key checkpoint is control at each handoff, especially for automations with write access and for merging, before teams turn the workflow into a default process.
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