Mates

GitHub Copilot cloud agent

by GitHub

Copilot agent (formerly coding agent) that researches a repo, plans and makes changes in a cloud environment, then opens a PR.

WebsiteChangelogNo public code
Pricegithub.com/features
From $10/mo
Copilot Pro and up; not on Free
Licensedocs.github.com/en
Closed source
Platformsdocs.github.com/en
Web, Desktop, Command line, Slack, Microsoft Teams
GitHub.com, VS Code, JetBrains, Copilot CLI
Launchedgithub.blog/changelog
May 19, 2025
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What it can do

The same 11 checks for every agent, each linked to the page it came from.

Its own cloud computerYesEphemeral cloud development environmentDocs: About coding agent
Uses a web browserNot documentedThe maker's pages don't sayNo source says
Remembers between chatsYesCopilot Memory across sessionsDocs: About coding agent
Routines and schedulesYesAutomations on a schedule or repo eventsDocs: About coding agent
App connectors or MCPYesMCP serversDocs: About coding agent
Asks before risky actionsPartlyReview and refine changes before the PR is createdDocs: About coding agent
Teams or several agentsNot documentedThe maker's pages don't sayNo source says
Works in iMessage, WhatsApp or TelegramNot documentedThe maker's pages don't sayNo source says
VoiceNot documentedThe maker's pages don't sayNo source says
Bring your own model or keyYesChange the model, depending on planDocs: About coding agent
Can be self-hostedNot documentedThe maker's pages don't sayNo source says

How it differs from Mates

A coding agent inside GitHub for repos and pull requests; Mates gives general-purpose mates their own lasting computers.

See Mates' entry

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AmpCoding agent for the CLI and web whose agents keep working in remote machines called orbs, waking on events or schedules.Amp · Free
CapyRuns fleets of cloud coding agents on Capy VMs, started from the web, desktop, Slack or Linear, on triggers or cron.Capy Corporation · $20/mo
Claude CodeAgentic coding tool that reads your codebase, edits files and runs commands from the terminal, IDE, desktop app or web.Anthropic · $20/mo

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