GitHub Copilot computer use enters public preview

The short version

GitHub added a computer-use public preview to Copilot CLI and the Copilot app on macOS and Windows. It can read app content, click, type, and navigate workflows across apps, with approval before app control and organization settings that can disable it.

What changed

Automation now reaches desktop software without an API, CLI, or MCP integration.

What it means for you

The announcement lists notification summaries, presentation updates, and desktop workflows as uses for people evaluating GUI automation.

CLI users can run /computer on and inspect status with /computer show. App users can enable it under Settings, Computer Use.

This remains a public preview. macOS requires Accessibility and Screen Recording permissions; availability does not override organization policy.

Fact check

VerifiedComputer use is in public preview in Copilot CLI and the app on macOS and Windows, with app reading, clicking, typing, and cross-app workflows.Evidence

VerifiedThe feature covers desktop workflows without API, CLI, or MCP integration; examples include notification summaries and presentation updates.Evidence

VerifiedCopilot requests approval before app control, and organizations can disable it. CLI commands include /computer on, /computer show, and /computer off.Evidence