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# Accelerating development and managing agents with the GitHub Copilot app

Stop doing tedious work. The GitHub Copilot app shifts your focus from basic chat to managing asynchronous AI agents. Run multiple isolated workflows simultaneously.

- **Speakers:** [Christopher Harrison](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@christopher-harrison)
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 North America
- **Published:** September 24, 2026
- **Duration:** 28:29
- **URL:** https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100410-accelerating-development-and-managing-agents-with-the-github-copilot-app
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## Access

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- [Navigating the GitHub Copilot desktop app](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100411-going-beyond-the-code-through-the-github-copilot-app-how-to-unlock-you-and-your-team-s-superpower) (from "Going beyond the code through the GitHub Copilot App: how to unlock you and your team’s superpower")
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