GitHub Copilot in the VS Code editor rolls out scheduled agent tasks in preview
The automations feature in GitHub Copilot in the VS Code editor allows running agent tasks hourly, daily, weekly, or on demand. A task definition can be created from a template or using a custom prompt. The feature is available in preview.
GitHub has made the automations feature for repeatedly running agent tasks available in GitHub Copilot in the VS Code editor. Users can set an hourly, daily, or weekly interval and also run tasks on demand. The feature is available in preview.
A task definition can be created from a template or using a custom prompt. The feature is listed among the news in the Agents window in the September release overview of the VS Code editor, which covers versions 1.136 through 1.140 released during September 2026.
Why it matters
A developer can run a prepared task as current needs dictate or entrust its repetition to a schedule. For teams, this opens up the possibility of regularly running recurring development tasks; it is advisable to first verify its use in a company process, since the feature is in preview.
Two audiences, two different impacts
What this means
For individuals
A developer can prepare their own task definition and run it on demand, without having to build it again each time.
For a business
A team can introduce a regular interval for running agents on recurring development tasks. Availability in preview is a reason to pilot-test it before wider adoption into the process.
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