GitHub said in a March 17, 2026 X thread that Copilot coding agent now adds model selection, self-review before PRs, built-in code/secret/dependency scanning, custom agents, and cloud-to-CLI handoff. GitHub’s blog frames the upgrade as a smoother delegation workflow for background coding tasks.
Microsoft announced Microsoft 365 E7 Frontier Suite on March 9, 2026 as a premium enterprise package that combines Copilot, Agent 365, and advanced security, identity, and compliance controls. The company said the suite will be available on May 1, 2026 for $99 per user per month, alongside a Frontier program that includes Claude and a research preview called Cowork.
GitHub announced a major JetBrains Copilot update on March 11, 2026. Custom agents, sub-agents, and plan agent are now generally available, while agent hooks, MCP auto-approve, and project instruction file support push the IDE further toward full agent workflows.
GitHub moved Copilot’s coding agent for Jira into public preview on March 5, 2026. Teams can assign Jira Cloud issues to the agent, let it implement changes in a connected repository, open a draft pull request, and post progress back into Jira.
Microsoft said Microsoft 365 E7: The Frontier Suite will reach general availability on May 1 for $99 per user, bundling Copilot, Agent 365, and security controls. The company also set May 1 GA for Agent 365 at $15 per user and emphasized Claude and next-gen OpenAI model access inside Copilot.
Microsoft on March 9, 2026 announced the Frontier Suite, expanded Copilot model diversity with Claude and next-generation OpenAI models, and scheduled Agent 365 general availability for May 1 at $15 per user. Microsoft 365 E7, the Frontier Suite bundle, is also set for May 1 at $99 per user.
GitHub on March 11, 2026 announced a major JetBrains update for Copilot. Custom agents, sub-agents, and plan agent are now generally available, with agent hooks in preview and new governance and reasoning controls added around them.
GitHub on March 5, 2026 said GPT-5.4 is generally available in GitHub Copilot. The rollout spans major IDEs, GitHub CLI, mobile apps, github.com, and the Copilot Coding Agent.
GitHub said on February 26, 2026 that Claude by Anthropic and OpenAI Codex are now available as coding agents for Copilot Business and Copilot Pro customers. The release brings multi-agent choice into github.com, GitHub Mobile, and VS Code without requiring an extra subscription.
GitHub said on March 5, 2026 that Copilot code review now runs on an agentic tool-calling architecture and is generally available for Copilot Pro, Pro+, Business, and Enterprise. The update is designed to pull wider repository context into reviews so comments are higher-signal and less noisy.
Microsoft announced Frontier Suite on March 9, 2026, bundling Microsoft 365 Copilot, Agent 365, and security controls into a $99-per-user offer. The company also set Agent 365 GA for May 1 at $15 per user and expanded Claude/OpenAI model access in Copilot.
GitHub Copilot CLI is now generally available, bringing Copilot into the terminal for standard subscribers. GitHub paired the release with broader Copilot changes including next edit suggestions, MCP-enabled agent mode, background agents, and a higher-end Pro+ plan.