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Explore the git worktrees tag for coverage of GitHub Desktop 3.6, which adds support for managing multiple working trees in a graphical Git client on Windows and macOS. The update is discussed alongside GitHub Copilot features for commit writing, merge-conflict assistance, model selection, and bring-your-own-key AI configuration. This archive is most relevant to developers comparing desktop and command-line workflows, switching between branches or workspaces, and evaluating how repository policy, coding agents, and human review fit together before changes become commits. Use the git worktrees tag to follow related Windows development tools and practical changes to GitHub’s desktop experience.
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    VS Code Agents Window: Multi-Project AI Workflows, Git Worktrees and Claude/Codex Harnesses

    For developers who spent the past couple of years bouncing between Microsoft's Visual Studio Code and AI-native forks like Cursor, the main appeal of switching rarely came down to basic text editing. It came down to orchestration. While VS Code has long supported agentic workflows through GitHub...
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    Use Git Worktrees on Windows 10 and 11: Work on Multiple Branches in Separate Folders

    Git worktrees let you keep multiple branches of one repository checked out in separate folders at the same time. On Windows 10 or Windows 11, use PowerShell from an existing Git repository, then run git worktree add to create a linked folder for the branch you need. Your original folder remains...
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    Visual Studio Code 1.140 Adds Copilot Agent Hosts, Remote Delegation and Enterprise Telemetry Controls

    Visual Studio Code 1.140 is out, and the headline is clear: the editor is being rebuilt around AI agents that run many sessions at once. The story arrived labelled "Insiders," but Microsoft's release page lists it as Visual Studio Code 1.140, released September 30, 2026, Stable. Downloads are...
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    GitHub Copilot App for Beginners: Free Course on Agent Sessions, Worktrees and AI Code Review

    GitHub Copilot now runs in three places: your editor, your terminal and, most recently, a desktop app. GitHub has published a free, open-source course to teach people how to use that app. It's called GitHub Copilot app for Beginners. Dan Wahlin announced it on the Microsoft for Developers blog...
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    GitHub Desktop 3.6 Brings Worktrees and Smarter Copilot for Commits

    GitHub Desktop 3.6.0, released June 26, 2026 for Windows and macOS, adds Git worktree support and expands GitHub Copilot into commit writing, merge-conflict assistance, model selection, and bring-your-own-key AI configuration. The headline is not that GitHub has sprinkled more AI on a graphical...