--- title: "GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio — May update" url: https://daily.dev/posts/github-copilot-in-visual-studio-may-update-dfztbomor source_url: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-06-04-github-copilot-in-visual-studio-may-update type: article source: "GitHub Changelog" published: 2026-06-04T15:52:21.063Z updated: 2026-06-18T21:22:35.041Z tags: ["github", "llm", "visual-studio", "ai-assisted-development"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio — May update **[GitHub Changelog](https://daily.dev/sources/github_updates)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio 2026 received several new features in May 2026. Key additions include a Plan agent that lets developers collaborate with Copilot on an implementation plan before writing code, saving plans as markdown files. A new Skills panel lists all agent skills from the workspace. Multi-file diff summaries allow reviewing and accepting/undoing Copilot changes at file or chunk level. A context window usage indicator shows how much of the prompt budget is consumed, with a summarize option to free space. Commits can now be attached directly as context in Copilot Chat. Commit message instructions moved to the repository's Copilot custom instructions file. C++ incremental build optimization detection was also improved. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio — April update](https://daily.dev/posts/github-copilot-in-visual-studio-april-update-smq2h4vdp) · GitHub Changelog · 33 upvotes · 2 comments --- Tags: [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#llm](https://daily.dev/tags/llm), [#visual-studio](https://daily.dev/tags/visual-studio), [#ai-assisted-development](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-assisted-development) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/github-copilot-in-visual-studio-may-update-dfztbomor)