GitHub Copilot coding agent, available in public preview, now has access to a web browser out of the box, powered by the Playwright MCP server. This feature is in public preview.

When you delegate a task to Copilot, the agent starts work in the background in its own development environment.

Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers allow extending Copilot’s capabilities with new tools. You can configure your own, but the GitHub MCP server and Playwright are enabled by default.

Thanks to the power of Playwright, Copilot can interact with a web app while it makes changes. This allows Copilot to reproduce bugs and validate its work.

Example of session logs showing Copilot validating its work

Copilot can even share screenshots of what it has done in its pull request:

Screenshot of Copilot coding agent including a screenshot it has captured in its pull request

Copilot coding agent is available to all paid Copilot users. If you have Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise, an administrator will need to enable access.

To find out more about Copilot coding agent and learn best practices, head to our documentation.