Agentes do Copilot are custom tools embedded in Extensões do Copilot. They integrate with Copilot Chat to provide additional functionalities tailored to specific needs. Agentes do Copilot can perform various tasks such as querying documentation, retrieving data, executing specific actions, or providing AI-assisted coding suggestions. They enhance the capabilities of GitHub Copilot by allowing developers to build and integrate custom features directly into the Copilot Chat interface.
To use a Agente do Copilot in Copilot Chat, it must be associated with a GitHub App. This combination of a GitHub App and a Agente do Copilot is what we refer to as a Extensão do GitHub Copilot. For more information on Extensões do Copilot, see About Copilot Extensions.
Any GitHub user can create a Extensão do Copilot by building a Agente do Copilot and associating it with a GitHub App. For more information on creating a Extensão do Copilot, see Setting up Copilot Extensions.