GitHub has launched Agent HQ, a tool for managing multiple AI coding agents into a single platform. GitHub says that over the next few months, coding agents from Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Cognition, xAI, and more will become available directly within GitHub as part of the paid GitHub Copilot subscription.

Agent HQ is made up of a suite of tools, starting with mission control, a single command center to assign, steer, and track the work of multiple agents from anywhere.

The first agent available for management using the Agent HQ is OpenAI Codex. Starting this week, Copilot Pro+ users can begin working with OpenAI Codex in VS Code Insiders. 

With this, as with future additions, the control center extends to VS Code with new ways to plan and customize agent behavior. The HQ also includes agentic code review, a dedicated control plane to govern AI access and agent behavior, and a metrics dashboard to understand the impact of AI on your work.

Agent HQ provides a consistent interface across GitHub, VS Code, mobile, and the CLI that can be used to direct, monitor, and manage every AI-driven task. The GitHub team says that with mission control, you can choose from a fleet of agents, assign them work in parallel, and track their progress from any device.

Agent HQ also includes new branch controls that let developers decide when to run CI and other checks for agent-created code. It can be used to control which agent is building the task, managing access, and policies just like you would with any other developer on your team.

The framework also provides merge conflict resolution, improved file navigation, and better code commenting capabilities. It's integrated with Slack and Linear, alongside recently announced connections for Atlassian Jira, Microsoft Teams and Azure Boards, and Raycast.

GitHub has also added a new Plan Mode that works with Copilot, and asks clarifying questions along the way, to help developers build a step-by-step approach for their task.

This is designed to improve what Copilot can do and helps developers find gaps, missing decisions, or project deficiencies early in the process before any code is written. Once approved, the plan is passed to Copilot to start implementing, whether that's locally in VS Code or using an agent in the cloud.

Agent HQ is available now for Copilot Pro+ users  to use with OpenAI Codex in VS Code Insiders.

More Information

GitHub Copilot Page

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