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2026-09-09 github-copilot ai-agents agent-automation

How to Run Shared Agentic Work with GitHub Copilot in Slack

Since August 21, 2026 mentioning @GitHub in Slack starts a Copilot cloud agent session the whole channel can steer. Here is the setup, the Slack Code channel model, why the pull request comes from an app identity instead of you, what the thread context capture actually exposes, and how the two separate billing meters add up.

2026-08-19 github-copilot ai-agents llm

How to Set the Reasoning Level for a GitHub Copilot Cloud Agent Per Task

Since August 3, 2026 you can pick a reasoning level next to the model when you start a Copilot cloud agent task. The Agent Tasks REST API has no equivalent parameter, so scripted dispatch cannot set it. Here is where the control exists, which levels each model exposes, what lands on the wire, and how to pin a default instead.

2026-07-17 github-copilot ai-agents llm

How to Set Per-Session AI Credit Spend Limits in the Copilot CLI and SDK

Copilot CLI 1.0.66 and SDK 1.0.5 (public preview, July 1 2026) add per-session AI credit limits. Cap what a single agent run can spend with --max-ai-credits, /limits set, or SessionLimitsConfig, and understand why it is a soft cap that can overshoot.