Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
In this episode of New Breakpoint, Michelle Sandford sits down with Aaron Powell to explore the GitHub Copilot App - a new experience that brings agentic workflows directly into your day-to-day work on GitHub. Rather than focusing purely on code, the Copilot App introduces a shift toward task-driven collaboration, enabling developers and broader technical teams to manage pull requests, issues, and backlogs through intelligent, agent-powered workflows.
Together, Michelle and Aaron take a hands-on look at how the app enables:
- Automations: creating scheduled workflows like daily pull request summaries or issue triage, tailored to your team’s needs
- Agent-driven sessions: working across repositories with isolated contexts, allowing multiple streams of work to run in parallel
- Backlog visibility: helping product owners and managers stay across issues and progress without needing to dive into code
- Interactive collaboration: reviewing changes, adding inline feedback, and steering agents in real time
- Extensibility: using skills, plugins, and canvases to customise workflows, visualise data, and even build lightweight apps
The episode also explores how the Copilot App bridges the gap between developers and non-developers, making it easier for entire teams to participate in modern, AI-powered workflows - whether you’re writing code, managing a sprint, or tracking progress on the go. If you’re looking to understand how automations, agents, and real-world workflows come together inside GitHub, this is a great place to start.
Get started with the GitHub Copilot app: awesome-copilot.github.com/learning-hub/github-copilot-app
Learn more about the series: https://aka.ms/NewBreakpoint/r
0:04 Welcome to New Breakpoint
0:28 Meet Aaron Powell and GitHub Copilot
2:07 Copilot SDK vs GitHub Copilot App
3:22 What Is the GitHub Copilot App?
5:19 First Look at the Copilot App Interface
7:13 Automations and Daily GitHub Summaries
9:30 Building Custom Automations
11:32 Copilot for Product Owners and Technical Teams
13:43 Sessions, Agents, and Workflow Management
17:06 Git Work Trees and Parallel Agent Workflows
19:30 Merge Conflicts and Multi-Agent Collaboration
21:18 Creating Sessions from Pull Requests
24:02 Code Reviews and Context-Aware Comments
28:10 Session Navigation and History Tracking
29:29 Opening Copilot Sessions in VS Code
32:27 Skills and Extensions in Copilot App
32:58 Introducing Copilot Canvas
34:21 Building Custom Canvas Experiences
35:28 Canvas Demo: Building a Snake Game
36:38 Integrating External Services and Azure DevOps
38:48 Awesome Copilot and the Learning Hub
41:05 Custom Notifications and Sound Effects
42:26 Documentation and Best Practices
44:58 How to Get the GitHub Copilot App
45:36 Mobile Access and Cloud Agents
47:05 Managing Agent Sessions from GitHub Mobile
47:42 Real-World Cloud Agent Workflow
49:41 Final Thoughts on Developer Productivity
50:07 Resources and Further Learning
50:46 Live Q&A Session
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In this episode of New Breakpoint, Michelle Sandford sits down with Aaron Powell to explore the GitHub Copilot App - a new experience that brings agentic workflows directly into your day-to-day work on GitHub. Rather than focusing purely on code, the Copilot App introduces a shift toward task-driven collaboration, enabling developers and broader technical teams to manage pull requests, issues, and backlogs through intelligent, agent-powered workflows.
Together, Michelle and Aaron take a hands-on look at how the app enables:
- Automations: creating scheduled workflows like daily pull request summaries or issue triage, tailored to your team’s needs
- Agent-driven sessions: working across repositories with isolated contexts, allowing multiple streams of work to run in parallel
- Backlog visibility: helping product owners and managers stay across issues and progress without needing to dive into code
- Interactive collaboration: reviewing changes, adding inline feedback, and steering agents in real time
- Extensibility: using skills, plugins, and canvases to customise workflows, visualise data, and even build lightweight apps
The episode also explores how the Copilot App bridges the gap between developers and non-developers, making it easier for entire teams to participate in modern, AI-powered workflows - whether you’re writing code, managing a sprint, or tracking progress on the go. If you’re looking to understand how automations, agents, and real-world workflows come together inside GitHub, this is a great place to start.
Get started with the GitHub Copilot app: awesome-copilot.github.com/learning-hub/github-copilot-app
Learn more about the series: https://aka.ms/NewBreakpoint/r
0:04 Welcome to New Breakpoint
0:28 Meet Aaron Powell and GitHub Copilot
2:07 Copilot SDK vs GitHub Copilot App
3:22 What Is the GitHub Copilot App?
5:19 First Look at the Copilot App Interface
7:13 Automations and Daily GitHub Summaries
9:30 Building Custom Automations
11:32 Copilot for Product Owners and Technical Teams
13:43 Sessions, Agents, and Workflow Management
17:06 Git Work Trees and Parallel Agent Workflows
19:30 Merge Conflicts and Multi-Agent Collaboration
21:18 Creating Sessions from Pull Requests
24:02 Code Reviews and Context-Aware Comments
28:10 Session Navigation and History Tracking
29:29 Opening Copilot Sessions in VS Code
32:27 Skills and Extensions in Copilot App
32:58 Introducing Copilot Canvas
34:21 Building Custom Canvas Experiences
35:28 Canvas Demo: Building a Snake Game
36:38 Integrating External Services and Azure DevOps
38:48 Awesome Copilot and the Learning Hub
41:05 Custom Notifications and Sound Effects
42:26 Documentation and Best Practices
44:58 How to Get the GitHub Copilot App
45:36 Mobile Access and Cloud Agents
47:05 Managing Agent Sessions from GitHub Mobile
47:42 Real-World Cloud Agent Workflow
49:41 Final Thoughts on Developer Productivity
50:07 Resources and Further Learning
50:46 Live Q&A Session
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