{"slug": "github-copilot-weekly-releases-august-10", "title": "GitHub Copilot weekly releases — August 10", "summary": "GitHub's weekly Copilot update (August 10) introduces Kimi K3 to all paid plans, makes Agent Plugins 1.0 generally available, and adds MAI-Code-1.1-Flash with image understanding. The update also brings plugin management improvements, CLI enhancements like /rewind and queued prompts, JetBrains memory and Ollama support, and VS Code 1.133 features such as model switching and pinned prompts.", "body_md": "Release\n\n# GitHub Copilot weekly releases — August 10\n\nFrom new models and portable plugins to smoother agent workflows, this week’s updates make GitHub Copilot more flexible across editors, the command line, and the Copilot app.\n\n[GitHub Copilot, general](#github-copilot-general)\n\n- Kimi K3 is rolling out to Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise plans.\n- MAI-Code-1.1-Flash is rolling out in GitHub Copilot with native image understanding and improvements to coding quality, instruction following, tool use, and performance.\n- Build a plugin once and use it across compatible agent tools with Agent Plugins 1.0, now generally available in VS Code, Copilot CLI, the GitHub Copilot SDK, and the GitHub Copilot app.\n\n[GitHub Copilot app](#github-copilot-app)\n\n- Installed plugins are now easier to manage. See each plugin’s current version, update plugins individually, or update them all at once from\n**Customize** or**Settings**. - Talk through an agent’s question before answering by opening it in a side chat while the original question waits for your response.\n\nTry the [Copilot app](https://github.com/features/ai/github-app?utm_source=changelog-to-ghcp-week-aug-12&utm_medium=changelog&utm_campaign=weekly-moments-pmm-ghcp-cli-aug-2026).\n\n[GitHub Copilot CLI](#github-copilot-cli)\n\n- Manage all your subagents and their tasks in\n`/tasks`\n\n. - Queue prompts, shell commands, and supported slash commands while an agent turn is running.\n- Combine\n`--plan`\n\nand`--mode autopilot`\n\nin headless mode (`-p`\n\n) to have the agent produce a plan and then implement it. - Use\n`/rewind`\n\nto restore Copilot changes without requiring git or discarding user edits. `/app`\n\ncommand now preserves session and folder context when opening the Copilot app.\n\nInstall the [Copilot CLI](https://github.com/features/copilot/cli?utm_source=changelog-to-cli-week-aug-12&utm_medium=changelog&utm_campaign=weekly-moments-pmm-ghcp-cli-aug-2026).\n\n[GitHub Copilot for JetBrains](#github-copilot-for-jetbrains)\n\n- Keep useful context across agent chat sessions with Copilot memory, so you don’t have to repeat the same project details or preferences.\n- Use local Ollama models in JetBrains with new support for Ollama as a BYOK (bring your own key) provider.\n\nRead the [full JetBrains update](https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-11-copilot-memory-and-ollama-in-github-copilot-for-jetbrains).\n\n[VS Code 1.133 Release updates](#vs-code-1-133-release-updates)\n\n- Switch models without leaving your Claude session by choosing between Claude BYOK and built-in Copilot models for each new turn.\n- Stay oriented in long chats by keeping the relevant prompt pinned as you scroll.\n- See HTML changes immediately without manually refreshing the integrated browser.\n\nExplore everything that’s new in the [full release notes](https://aka.ms/VSCode/133).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-copilot-weekly-releases-august-10", "canonical_source": "https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-13-github-copilot-weekly-releases-august-10", "published_at": "2026-08-14 03:15:56+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-14 17:19:21.778607+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "developer-tools", "generative-ai", "large-language-models"], "entities": ["GitHub", "GitHub Copilot", "Kimi K3", "MAI-Code-1.1-Flash", "Agent Plugins 1.0", "VS Code", "JetBrains", "Ollama"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-copilot-weekly-releases-august-10", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-copilot-weekly-releases-august-10.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-copilot-weekly-releases-august-10.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-copilot-weekly-releases-august-10.jsonld"}}