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GitHub Copilot App Sessions Now Seamlessly Continue in VS Code

1 reports1 sources10/19/2026 updated

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GitHub has released a tutorial showing how to open and continue a Copilot App session directly within Visual Studio Code. The process preserves the session’s tasks, plans, and conversation context, allowing users to view the Agent‑generated diff, perform line‑level code reviews, and manually edit code inside the editor. After editing, developers can run the project locally to validate changes, then submit and push the updates to the associated pull request. To use this feature, the Copilot App must be installed and logged in, and VS Code must be connected to the same GitHub account. The update streamlines the workflow from code generation to testing and deployment, keeping the entire session context intact within the IDE.

Written with AI from the reporting · updated 10/19/2026

Latest developmentOct 20, 02:47
GitHub Copilot adds ability to continue app sessions directly in VS Code
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  1. 1Unclassified fact stationOct 20, 03:11single sourcereport-time only

    如何在 VS Code 中继续 GitHub Copilot 应用会话

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    GitHub Copilot
    Action：
    提供在 VS Code 中继续 Copilot app 会话的教程
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    开发者
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    not recorded
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    Oct 20, 02:47
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    Oct 20, 03:11
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  1. GitHub Blog: AI & MLFirst-party sourceRelated fact: single sourceFact occurrence time unverified
    GitHub Copilot adds ability to continue app sessions directly in VS Code

    Report first recorded Oct 20, 03:11

    GitHub Copilot introduces a new feature allowing users to open an existing Copilot app session directly within Visual Studio Code. This enables a workflow where the AI agent completes bulk changes, after which users can review the diff line-by-line in the editor, continue the conversation, make manual adjustments, and run the project locally for testing before pushing updates to the associated pull request. The feature preserves the session's task, plan, and conversation context when transitioning from the web app to the editor.

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