Claude and Codex are now available in public preview on GitHub

Source: GitHub Changelog

Claude by Anthropic and OpenAI Codex are now available as coding agents for Copilot Pro+ and Copilot Enterprise customers.

You can start agent sessions and assign work to these agents from GitHub.com, GitHub Mobile, and VS Code. Initiate sessions directly from issues, pull requests, the Agents tab in enabled repositories, and the agent sessions view in VS Code for a seamless cross‑client experience.

No additional subscriptions are required. Access to Claude and Codex is included with your existing Copilot subscription. Each coding‑agent session consumes one premium request during public preview.

How to enable Claude and Codex

For Copilot Pro+ subscribers

• Go to your Copilot coding agent settings.
• Choose which repositories agents are allowed to access.
• Enable Claude, Codex, or both by toggling them On.

For Copilot Enterprise subscribers

Enterprise‑level settings (admin required)

1. Navigate to Enterprise AI Controls.
2. Open the Agents tab.
3. In Partner Agents, enable Claude, Codex, or both.

Organization‑level settings

1. Go to the organization’s Settings.
2. Select the Copilot tab.
3. Open Coding agent.
4. In Partner Agents, enable Claude, Codex, or both.

How to use agents

Create and view sessions from the Agents tab on GitHub (web and mobile app)

• GitHub.com: Open the Agents tab in any repository where agents are enabled, or use the agents dropdown in the main header.
• GitHub Mobile app: Open the Agents view from Home or a repository, or tap the + button from Home, Repository, or other views.

Enter your request, select the desired agent by clicking the Copilot icon in the input field, and submit. The agent will begin work shortly. You can follow progress in real time or review completed sessions from the session list on both web and mobile.

Assign agents to issues

Use the Assignees dropdown to assign an issue to Claude, Codex, Copilot, or any combination. The selected agent(s) will automatically begin work and submit a draft pull request for review.

Work with agents in pull requests

• Agents can generate draft pull requests for assigned tasks, follow up on feedback, and continue iterating until the work is complete.
• Assign an open pull request to any agent via the Assignees dropdown.
• Mention agents in review comments using @copilot, @claude, or @codex.
• Click the View session button to see a full overview and detailed activity logs.

Start agent sessions in VS Code

1. Ensure you are running VS Code 1.109 or later.

2. Open the Agent sessions view by clicking the chat icon in the title bar or via the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P) and searching for Agent sessions.

3. Choose a session type and agent:

   • Local – Fast, interactive help
   • Cloud – Autonomous tasks that run on GitHub
   • Background – Asynchronous tasks that run locally (Copilot only)

Watch this demo video to see the agents in action.

Try it now

• Enable Claude and Codex today

Learn more

• Explore the third‑party agents documentation.
• Share feedback in the discussion post.
• View details about working with agents on mobile.