New agent mode can iterate on its own code, infer tasks not specifed, recognize errors, and fix them automatically, GitHub said.

The agent mode in GitHub Copilot can complete additional tasks that are necessary for the primary request to work.

GitHub has announced a new tool called Agent Mode that will help developers generate code, look for bugs and fix them automatically.

GitHub Copilot offers new features in VS Code. Agent Mode is now available. Project Padawan takes over routine tasks automatically.

GitHub Copilot may be the single most useful AI companion I've used, but it's about to get a lot better with agents and other improvements.

Developer platform GitHub has hopped on the AI agent bandwagon. The platform on Friday, announced that it was bringing Agent Mode for GitHub Copilot, its code completion and programming tool. With Agent Mode, the GitHub Copilot gets an AI-powered assistant for coding that can iterate on its own code, recognise errors, and fix them.

Today, we are infusing the power of agentic AI into the GitHub Copilot experience,” said GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke.

New agent mode can iterate on its own code, infer tasks not specifed, recognize errors, and fix them automatically, GitHub said.