Microsoft said it will add an artificial intelligence coding agent from Google-backed startup Anthropic to its GitHub service.

GitHub is launching an AI coding agent that can do things like fix bugs, add features, and improve documentation — all on a developer’s behalf. The agent is embedded directly into GitHub Copilot, and it will start working once a user assigns it a task, according to an announcement at Microsoft Build.

The GitHub AI now programs independently, takes over complete tasks and acts as a virtual team member – humans retain final control.