DevTools / thenewstack.io
GitHub’s advice for its new Copilot feature is to try something else first
GitHub launched computer use in public preview for Copilot CLI and desktop app, letting agents operate GUI apps on macOS/Windows via the OS accessibility tree and screenshots. The company recommends using direct tools (APIs, MCP servers, terminal) over desktop interaction, contrasting with OpenAI Codex and Anthropic Claude Code which already offer similar capabilities. Enterprise policies via managed-settings.json can override local preferences, and the feature has known limitations like action repetition and sensitive data exposure.