Video Library

How-To Videos for Copilot Agents and Skills

A short list of practical YouTube walkthroughs from reputable channels. The focus is GitHub Copilot in VS Code: agent mode, coding agent handoffs, MCP tool use, and Skills.md workflows.

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GitHub Copilot Agents

Agent Mode and Coding Agent

Start here for practical demos of when to use Ask, Edit, Agent mode, MCP tools, and background coding agent work.

Official Visual Studio Code

VS Code Live: Agent Sessions Day

A recent official event replay with the VS Code and GitHub teams covering Agent HQ, Copilot CLI in VS Code, browser-in-editor workflows, MCP, model shipping, and agentic coding best practices.

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Official Visual Studio Code

Latest Official VS Code Feature Videos

Recheck the official VS Code channel after each weekly release for new Copilot and agent feature walkthroughs. The current 1.121 iteration notes and Copilot CLI docs are the fresher sources for Agent Host tool UI, BYOK custom endpoints, model pinning, remote control, and background Copilot CLI sessions when a matching video has not shipped yet.

Open VS Code Videos

Official Visual Studio Code

DEMO - Build your first app with agent mode

A recent VS Code Learn demo showing Agent Mode with Plan Mode building a URL shortener app from scratch.

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Official Visual Studio Code

Ask, Edit, & Agent - In-depth Overview of GitHub Copilot Chat Modes

A 55-minute walkthrough of Ask, Edit, and Agent mode in VS Code, including when to switch modes and how MCP fits into agent workflows.

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Official Visual Studio Code

Agent mode in GitHub Copilot

A concise introduction to agent mode in VS Code, useful for seeing the basic interaction pattern before moving into longer tutorials.

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Official GitHub

When to use GitHub Copilot coding agent versus agent mode

GitHub explains the split between autonomous background work in Copilot coding agent and interactive development in VS Code agent mode.

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Official Visual Studio Code

Use GitHub Copilot agent mode to create an application from scratch

A hands-on build showing how agent mode plans, edits, runs commands, detects errors, and keeps iterating toward a working app.

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Official Visual Studio Code

Working with MCP servers in GitHub Copilot Agent mode

Shows how MCP servers extend agent mode with outside tools and context, including a practical setup and demo inside VS Code.

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Official Visual Studio Code

GitHub Copilot Agent Mode: Build an iOS App in Minutes

A quick demo of agent mode generating code, handling project setup, and responding to build feedback in a real app workflow.

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Agent Skills

Skills.md and Reusable Agent Workflows

These videos focus on creating and using agent skills so Copilot can load specialized instructions only when they are relevant.

Official Visual Studio Code

Introducing Agent Skills in VS Code

A compact introduction to what Agent Skills are, why they matter, and how to create a first skill for use in VS Code.

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Official Visual Studio Code

Let it Cook - Agent Skills aka Skills.md in VS Code

A longer discussion and demo covering Skills.md, how Copilot loads skills, and how the format works across agentic coding tools.

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Docs Behind the Videos

Use the videos for walkthroughs, and use these docs when you need exact syntax or current product behavior.

About agent skills - GitHub's conceptual overview of how skills work with Copilot.
Introduction to agent skills - VS Code Learn's current skills walkthrough for the editor.
Adding agent skills for GitHub Copilot - the implementation guide for creating `SKILL.md` folders.
Using Copilot agent mode in VS Code - GitHub's current agent-mode steps for the editor.
About Model Context Protocol - GitHub's reference for MCP and how it extends Copilot with tools and context.
VS Code 1.120 agent updates - the current stable VS Code release notes for Agents window preview, BYOK visibility, terminal risk checks, and Copilot CLI plugin discovery.
VS Code 1.121 iteration agent updates - the newest VS Code iteration notes for Agent Host tool UI, auto approval, Claude Agent permission mode, model pinning, custom endpoint BYOK, and Mermaid rendering in Copilot CLI chat responses.
Use the Agents window in VS Code - the newest official VS Code docs for opening the Agents window, managing Copilot CLI, Copilot Cloud, and Claude sessions, reviewing file changes, and using worktree isolation.
Copilot CLI sessions in VS Code - current VS Code guidance for creating, handing off, monitoring, resuming, and isolating background Copilot CLI sessions from the editor.
Remote control for Copilot CLI sessions - GitHub's current GA announcement for steering Copilot CLI sessions from mobile, web, VS Code, and JetBrains.
VS Code 1.119 stable agent updates - the previous stable VS Code release notes for agent browser sharing, OpenTelemetry tracing, model-cost badges, and agent sandbox changes.
Visual Studio Code official YouTube videos - the channel to recheck for the newest official Copilot and VS Code agent feature walkthroughs.