GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: Run several agents at once
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AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
context window — The maximum amount of text a model can consider at once — its working memory for the current conversation or task.
Why it matters
Each Copilot app AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → session runs on its own Git worktree, so multiple agents can work on the same repo in parallel without interfering with each other's files or context windowThe maximum amount of text a model can consider at once — its working memory for the current conversation or task.Full definition →, letting engineers review results instead of waiting on one agent at a time.
