GitHub unveils the GitHub Copilot desktop app in preview, which introduces a new feature called canvases for bidirectional work between users and agents (Mario Rodriguez/The GitHub Blog)

<a href="https://github.blog/news-insights/product-news/github-copilot-app-the-agent-native-desktop-experience/"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260602/i48.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260602/p48#a260602p48" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Mario Rodriguez / <a href="https://github.blog/">The GitHub Blog</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://github.blog/news-insights/product-news/github-copilot-app-the-agent-native-desktop-experience/">GitHub unveils the GitHub Copilot desktop app in preview, which introduces a new feature called canvases for bidirectional work between users and agents</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; At Microsoft Build 2026, GitHub introduced new tools, updates, and surfaces so agents can work the way you already work.</p>