GitHub Copilot Agent Mode: EU Data Residency & AI Act Compliance Checklist

1 What “Agent mode” actually does GitHub Copilot’s Agent mode lets developers type a high-level goal; the LLM then plans, edits code, invokes tools and loops until tests pass⁴ (learn.microsoft.com). Behind the scenes, Visual Studio, VS Code and Copilot Chat call the same Azure OpenAI endpoint used by Copilot Chat and Copilot for Azure⁵ (learn.microsoft.com). ...

July 8, 2025 · 4 min · 685 words · Pavel Nasovich