GitHub cuts Copilot coding-agent startup time by 50 percent
GitHub said Copilot coding agent now begins assigned work 50 percent faster after reducing cloud-environment startup latency. Developers can delegate from issues, pull requests, or the Agents interface while the agent works in a hosted environment and pushes tested changes.
Why it matters: Agent usefulness depends on orchestration overhead as well as model intelligence, and shorter startup time makes smaller delegated tasks economically and ergonomically viable.