--- title: GitHub’s advice for its new Copilot feature is to try... description: GitHub launched computer use in public preview for Copilot CLI and its desktop app, letting agents click, type, scroll, and drag within macOS and Windows... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/github-s-advice-for-its-new-copilot-feature-is-to-try-something-else-first-tu2rxq4my twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: GitHub’s advice for its new Copilot feature is to try something else first | daily.dev og:description: GitHub launched computer use in public preview for Copilot CLI and its desktop app, letting agents click, type, scroll, and drag within macOS and Windows... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/github-s-advice-for-its-new-copilot-feature-is-to-try-something-else-first-tu2rxq4my og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/TU2rxq4My.png og:image:alt: GitHub’s advice for its new Copilot feature is to try something else first og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: 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’s advice for its new Copilot feature is to try something else first **[The New Stack](https://daily.dev/sources/newstack)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary GitHub launched computer use in public preview for Copilot CLI and its desktop app, letting agents click, type, scroll, and drag within macOS and Windows applications, even legacy GUI-only software with no API or MCP integration. GitHub itself recommends using direct tools (APIs, MCP servers, terminal commands) whenever possible since they are more predictable than desktop interaction. The feature requires explicit enablement, macOS Accessibility and Screen Recording permissions, and supports session-based or persistent approvals that enterprise policy can override via managed-settings.json. GitHub warns of reliability issues like misclicks, stalls, and sensitive on-screen data becoming agent context. The move follows similar computer-use capabilities already shipped by OpenAI's Codex and Anthropic's Claude Code/Cowork. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is GitHub Copilot's new computer use feature and how do I enable it? Computer use is a public preview feature in GitHub Copilot CLI and its desktop app that lets agents click, type, scroll, and drag within macOS and Windows applications, including legacy GUI-only software without an API, CLI, or MCP integration. Enable it with '/computer on' in Copilot CLI or through the Copilot app's Computer Use settings; macOS also requires Accessibility and Screen Recording permissions. _daily.dev surfaces practical rollout details like this for teams adopting new Copilot agent capabilities._ ### Should I use computer use or an MCP server for my GitHub Copilot agent task? GitHub itself recommends using a direct tool such as an API, MCP server, terminal command, filesystem tool, or dedicated browser tool whenever one is available, since these typically provide more structured information and more predictable results than desktop interaction. Computer use is meant as a fallback for apps lacking any programmatic interface. _Developers weighing agent integration options can track tradeoffs like this through daily.dev._ ### How do enterprise admins control or block Copilot's computer use feature? Enterprise policy overrides a developer's local preference: if managed settings block computer use, Copilot CLI reports the feature as unavailable. Through managed-settings.json, enterprise owners can also control whether developers may bypass approval prompts, a restriction that applies across the Copilot app, CLI, and VS Code. _daily.dev helps engineering leads stay current on enterprise AI agent governance like this._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [GitHub Copilot app generally available](https://daily.dev/posts/github-copilot-app-generally-available-1artyaowf) · GitHub Changelog · 5 upvotes · 1 comments - [GitHub takes aim at Claude Code and Codex with its new Copilot app](https://daily.dev/posts/github-takes-aim-at-claude-code-and-codex-with-its-new-copilot-app-u5mftvizf) · The New Stack · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [GitHub Copilot app: The agent-native desktop experience](https://daily.dev/posts/github-copilot-app-the-agent-native-desktop-experience-wcmfud14a) · GitHub Blog · 2 upvotes · 2 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#mcp](https://daily.dev/tags/mcp) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/github-s-advice-for-its-new-copilot-feature-is-to-try-something-else-first-tu2rxq4my) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"GitHub’s advice for its new Copilot feature is to try something else first","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/github-s-advice-for-its-new-copilot-feature-is-to-try-something-else-first-tu2rxq4my","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/github-s-advice-for-its-new-copilot-feature-is-to-try-something-else-first-tu2rxq4my"},"datePublished":"2026-10-02T18:29:32.856Z","dateModified":"2026-10-02T18:49:46.712Z","description":"GitHub launched computer use in public preview for Copilot CLI and its desktop app, letting agents click, type, scroll, and drag within macOS and Windows...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/cc23ede83d5b58c1c5f887ff05c92233?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/cc23ede83d5b58c1c5f887ff05c92233?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The New Stack","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The New Stack","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/newstack","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/newstack"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/github-s-advice-for-its-new-copilot-feature-is-to-try-something-else-first-tu2rxq4my","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"security,ai-agents,github,mcp","timeRequired":"PT4M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The New Stack","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/newstack"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"GitHub’s advice for its new Copilot feature is to try something else first"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/github-s-advice-for-its-new-copilot-feature-is-to-try-something-else-first-tu2rxq4my#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is GitHub Copilot's new computer use feature and how do I enable it?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Computer use is a public preview feature in GitHub Copilot CLI and its desktop app that lets agents click, type, scroll, and drag within macOS and Windows applications, including legacy GUI-only software without an API, CLI, or MCP integration. 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