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GitHub launches dynamic workflows in Copilot CLI and the Copilot app
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- Dynamic workflows combine automated steps with one or more agents, running sequentially, in parallel, or mixed
- GitHub says workflows suit complex multi-step tasks and repeatable runs, citing outage investigation with parallel agent analysis merged into a root-cause report
- The feature began as an internal GitHub tool; docs and a changelog post went live October 1, 2026
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