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GitHub Copilot for Jira reaches general availability with agent session visibility features

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5d ago· 2 min readen

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GitHub Copilot for Jira has reached general availability after a public preview period. The tool has received enhancements based on user feedback, including model selection, Confluence context via MCP, custom agents, custom fields, space-level guidance, and review request notifications. The GA release adds new capabilities for monitoring and controlling coding agent sessions, including streaming agent progress directly within Jira.

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GitHub Copilot for Jira is now generally available.

Since launching the public preview in March 2026, we have shipped a series of enhancements based on your feedback, including model selection, Confluence context via MCP, custom agents, custom fields, space-level guidance, and review request notifications in Jira.

Today's release to general availability builds on that foundation with new capabilities designed to give you greater visibility and control over agent sessions.

You can now monitor the coding agent's progress directly within Jira.

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