GitHub Copilot weekly releases — August 10

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.

Release GitHub Copilot weekly releases — August 10 From 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. GitHub Copilot, general github-copilot-general - Kimi K3 is rolling out to Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise plans. - 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. - 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. GitHub Copilot app github-copilot-app - Installed plugins are now easier to manage. See each plugin’s current version, update plugins individually, or update them all at once from 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. Try 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 . GitHub Copilot CLI github-copilot-cli - Manage all your subagents and their tasks in /tasks . - Queue prompts, shell commands, and supported slash commands while an agent turn is running. - Combine --plan and --mode autopilot in headless mode -p to have the agent produce a plan and then implement it. - Use /rewind to restore Copilot changes without requiring git or discarding user edits. /app command now preserves session and folder context when opening the Copilot app. Install 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 . GitHub Copilot for JetBrains github-copilot-for-jetbrains - Keep useful context across agent chat sessions with Copilot memory, so you don’t have to repeat the same project details or preferences. - Use local Ollama models in JetBrains with new support for Ollama as a BYOK bring your own key provider. Read the full JetBrains update https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-11-copilot-memory-and-ollama-in-github-copilot-for-jetbrains . VS Code 1.133 Release updates vs-code-1-133-release-updates - Switch models without leaving your Claude session by choosing between Claude BYOK and built-in Copilot models for each new turn. - Stay oriented in long chats by keeping the relevant prompt pinned as you scroll. - See HTML changes immediately without manually refreshing the integrated browser. Explore everything that’s new in the full release notes https://aka.ms/VSCode/133 .