Welcome to another episode of GitHub Checkout! This week, Andrea sits down with James Clancey to take a deep dive into the GitHub Copilot desktop app. Discover how this agent-first experience replaces messy terminal setups with a clean user interface designed for parallel workflows. Learn how to leverage git working trees so multiple agents can work simultaneously in isolation without code collisions. #GitHub #GitHubCopilot #ProjectManagement Check out the GitHub Copilot Desktop app: https://github.com/features/ai/github-app?utm_source=youtube-checkout-github-copilot-app&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=github-copilot-app-tech-preview-2026 — CHAPTERS — 00:00 Introduction to the GitHub Copilot app 01:45 Streamlining pull requests with agent merge 02:05 Scheduling cloud automations and MCP integrations 04:08 Managing waitlists and repository feedback 06:14 Multi-agent development using working trees 09:07 Supported models and local model options 10:25 Proactive project management features 11:14 Outro and sharing community feedback Stay up-to-date on all things GitHub by connecting with us: YouTube: https://gh.io/subgithub Blog: https://github.blog X: https://twitter.com/github LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/github Insider newsletter: https://resources.github.com/newsletter/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/github TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@github About GitHub It’s where over 180 million developers create, share, and ship the best code possible. It’s a place for anyone, from anywhere, to build anything—it’s where the world builds software. https://github.com