{"slug": "github-copilot-is-now-available-in-the-ai-sdk-harness-layer", "title": "GitHub Copilot is now available in the AI SDK harness layer", "summary": "Vercel's AI SDK harness layer now supports GitHub Copilot through the official @ai-sdk/harness-github-copilot adapter, letting applications run different coding agents through the same HarnessAgent interface without changing application code. The adapter uses @ai-sdk/harness-acp to connect GitHub Copilot to HarnessAgent via the Agent Client Protocol (ACP). Supported harnesses now include GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cline, Codex, Cursor, Deep Agents, fx, Grok Build, OpenCode, and Pi, with more coming soon.", "body_md": "The [AI SDK harness layer](https://vercel.com/changelog/program-agent-harnesses-with-ai-sdk) now supports GitHub Copilot through the official `@ai-sdk/harness-github-copilot` adapter. The harness layer lets your application run different coding agents through the same `HarnessAgent` interface, so you can switch agents without changing your application code.\n\nPass `githubCopilot` to `HarnessAgent`:\n\nUnder the hood, the adapter uses [`@ai-sdk/harness-acp`](https://vercel.com/changelog/use-acp-compatible-harnesses-with-the-ai-sdk-harness-layer) to connect GitHub Copilot to `HarnessAgent` through the Agent Client Protocol (ACP).\n\nSupported harnesses now include, in addition to GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cline, Codex, Cursor, Deep Agents, fx, Grok Build, OpenCode, and Pi, with more coming soon.\n\nRead the [GitHub Copilot harness documentation](https://ai-sdk.dev/v7/providers/ai-sdk-harnesses/github-copilot) to get started.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-copilot-is-now-available-in-the-ai-sdk-harness-layer", "canonical_source": "https://vercel.com/changelog/github-copilot-ai-sdk-harness-adapter", "published_at": "2026-09-10 17:39:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-10 22:18:45.908873+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-agents", "developer-tools", "ai-tools", "ai-products"], "entities": ["GitHub Copilot", "Vercel", "AI SDK", "HarnessAgent", "@ai-sdk/harness-github-copilot", "@ai-sdk/harness-acp", "Agent Client Protocol", "Claude Code"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-copilot-is-now-available-in-the-ai-sdk-harness-layer", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-copilot-is-now-available-in-the-ai-sdk-harness-layer.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-copilot-is-now-available-in-the-ai-sdk-harness-layer.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-copilot-is-now-available-in-the-ai-sdk-harness-layer.jsonld"}}