GitHub Copilot Is Now Available as an Agent in JetBrains Air

GitHub announced on November 3, 2026, that GitHub Copilot is available as an agent in JetBrains Air, utilizing the Agent Client Protocol alongside the existing Copilot plugin.

Inside Air, you can find Copilot in the agent picker to run tasks against your current subscription, track multiple sessions simultaneously, utilize project context and IDE tools, and review changes directly next to your code.

For off-machine work, Air Teams lets you run tasks in isolated cloud environments via a Docker container on a fresh virtual machine, using your Copilot plan instead of JetBrains AI credits. All traffic uses a proxy, state does not carry over, and Copilot can build, test, and install packages without modifying your local environment.

Local tasks require Air in a JetBrains IDE, selecting GitHub Copilot, and connecting a Copilot account. Cloud tasks require a JetBrains account in an Air Teams-enabled business organization, a GitHub Copilot subscription, and administrator enablement. In the browser, you connect GitHub under Settings > VCS Providers, create a task, choose a repository and remote branch, select GitHub Copilot, and send a prompt. Alternatively, you can pick Cloud from the environment selector in the Air plugin inside the IDE.

Connecting does not request GitHub Copilot permissions, and Air checks subscriptions only when cloud environments start. You cannot choose between personal and organization plans, and Air's governance features do not cover Copilot usage or set spending limits, though administrators can disable Copilot through a governance policy. You can send feedback via in-product feedback, a feedback repository, or a private survey.