When to use GitHub Copilot coding agent versus agent mode
GitHub Copilot now offers two powerful agentic capabilities, but which one should you use? This video breaks down the difference between Copilot coding agent (for autonomous, background tasks) and Copilot Agent Mode (for interactive, iterative development). See how to assign a tedious testing migration and let it run, while you focus on the fun stuff - building a game!
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00:00 - Assign issue to Copilot coding agent
00:19 - Use Copilot agent mode to create a new game
01:53 - Review Copilot coding agent's work
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