Take your local GitHub sessions anywhere
GitHub has introduced remote control for GitHub Copilot sessions, allowing developers to manage their work from various devices. This feature enables continuous workflows across CLI, VS Code, and mobile platforms, enhancing flexibility for developers. Sessions remain private, ensuring that only the user has access to their ongoing work.
- ▪Remote control for GitHub Copilot sessions is now generally available on github.com and GitHub Mobile.
- ▪Developers can manage their Copilot sessions from any device, maintaining a continuous workflow.
- ▪Sessions are private by default, ensuring that only the user can see their ongoing work.
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Home / News & insights / Product Take your local GitHub sessions anywhere Kick off work in VS Code or the CLI, finish it from your phone. Remote control for GitHub Copilot sessions is now generally available on github.com and GitHub Mobile. Candy Ho & Ellie Bennett May 18, 2026 | 3 minutes Share: The best GitHub Copilot workflows don’t happen one–thing–at–a time. You might have an agent refactoring a module in VS Code, another debugging tests in the CLI, and a third scaffolding a new feature in the background. Managing all of that used to only be possible from your desk. The moment you stepped away from your laptop, you lost visibility into every session you had running.
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