AI coding agents / entity
GitHub Copilot
GitHub’s coding agent and Agent HQ surface inside GitHub and VS Code.
https://github.com/features/copilot
Proven Execution
0.425
Validated Direction
0.465
Uncertainty X
0.356
Uncertainty Y
0.321
Evidence mass
1.804
Region
OPERATIONAL
Quadrant distribution
Jev `choice` — not a hard 0.5 cut. Confidence 0.47.
- Anchored18.0%
- Directed15.0%
- Operational60.0%
- Forming7.0%
Evidence ledger
Recency half-life 180 days. Weight = 2^(-age/180).
announcement · published 2026-02-04 · w=0.408
Pick your agent: Claude and Codex on Agent HQGitHub announced that Copilot Pro+ and Enterprise users can run GitHub Copilot, Claude by Anthropic, and OpenAI Codex as coding agents from github.com, GitHub Mobile, and VS Code, including assigning issues that produce draft PRs.
release · published 2026-02-04 · w=0.408
Claude and Codex public preview on GitHubGitHub Changelog confirmed Claude and Codex coding agents in public preview for Copilot Pro+ and Enterprise, started from issues, pull requests, the Agents tab, and VS Code, with each session consuming one premium request.
release · published 2026-09-22 · w=0.989
Claude Opus 5.5 in GitHub CopilotGitHub added Claude Opus 5.5 across Copilot surfaces including VS Code, Copilot CLI, the coding agent, github.com, and GitHub Mobile for Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise plans.
Reproducibility
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"topic": {
"id": "ai-coding-agents",
"title": "AI coding agents",
"x_axis": "Proven Execution",
"y_axis": "Validated Direction"
},
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"description": "GitHub’s coding agent and Agent HQ surface inside GitHub and VS Code."
},
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"url": "https://github.blog/news-insights/company-news/pick-your-agent-use-claude-and-codex-on-agent-hq/",
"date": "2026-02-04",
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"summary": "GitHub announced that Copilot Pro+ and Enterprise users can run GitHub Copilot, Claude by Anthropic, and OpenAI Codex as coding agents from github.com, GitHub Mobile, and VS Code, including assigning issues that produce draft PRs.",
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"title": "Claude and Codex public preview on GitHub"
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"url": "https://github.blog/changelog/2026-09-22-claude-opus-5-5-is-now-available-in-github-copilot/",
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"instructions": "Use only the supplied state. Do not use prior knowledge that is not represented as evidence items. If evidence is thin, return a probability near 0.5 with the understanding that uncertainty is handled separately. Has this entity shipped a generally available product used by third parties?",
"criteria": {
"true": "Independent public evidence shows a generally available product used by third parties.",
"false": "The product is announced, preview-only, or evidenced only by unsourced vendor marketing with no third-party use."
}
},
"exec_adoption": {
"type": "noul",
"instructions": "Use only the supplied state. Do not use prior knowledge that is not represented as evidence items. If evidence is thin, return a probability near 0.5 with the understanding that uncertainty is handled separately. Is there credible adoption evidence?",
"criteria": {
"true": "Credible adoption evidence exists: named customers, published user or download counts, case studies, or equivalent.",
"false": "Adoption claims are absent, purely anecdotal, or unsourced."
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},
"exec_reliability": {
"type": "noul",
"instructions": "Use only the supplied state. Do not use prior knowledge that is not represented as evidence items. If evidence is thin, return a probability near 0.5 with the understanding that uncertainty is handled separately. Is there evidence of reliability, quality, security/compliance, or operational maturity?",
"criteria": {
"true": "Evidence of reliability, quality, security/compliance, or operational maturity (uptime, incidents handled, certifications, long-running open-source project).",
"false": "No reliability or quality evidence is present."
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},
"exec_cadence": {
"type": "noul",
"instructions": "Use only the supplied state. Do not use prior knowledge that is not represented as evidence items. If evidence is thin, return a probability near 0.5 with the understanding that uncertainty is handled separately. Is there evidence of continued delivery after launch?",
"criteria": {
"true": "Evidence of continued delivery after launch (dated releases, changelog, subsequent features).",
"false": "Delivery appears one-shot or stalled."
}
},
"dir_strategy": {
"type": "noul",
"instructions": "Use only the supplied state. Do not use prior knowledge that is not represented as evidence items. If evidence is thin, return a probability near 0.5 with the understanding that uncertainty is handled separately. Is there a specific, consistent, dated public strategy or roadmap?",
"criteria": {
"true": "A public strategy or roadmap is specific, consistent, and dated.",
"false": "Direction is vague, contradictory, or only implied."
}
},
"dir_backed": {
"type": "noul",
"instructions": "Use only the supplied state. Do not use prior knowledge that is not represented as evidence items. If evidence is thin, return a probability near 0.5 with the understanding that uncertainty is handled separately. Are strategy or roadmap claims backed by shipped artifacts in the evidence pack?",
"criteria": {
"true": "Roadmap or strategy claims are backed by shipped artifacts in the evidence pack.",
"false": "Direction is promised without corresponding delivery evidence."
}
},
"dir_distinct": {
"type": "noul",
"instructions": "Use only the supplied state. Do not use prior knowledge that is not represented as evidence items. If evidence is thin, return a probability near 0.5 with the understanding that uncertainty is handled separately. Is the evidenced direction distinct from generic category copy?",
"criteria": {
"true": "The evidenced direction is distinct from generic category copy.",
"false": "Positioning is interchangeable with peers."
}
},
"dir_invested": {
"type": "noul",
"instructions": "Use only the supplied state. Do not use prior knowledge that is not represented as evidence items. If evidence is thin, return a probability near 0.5 with the understanding that uncertainty is handled separately. Is there evidence of sustained investment in this product?",
"criteria": {
"true": "Evidence of sustained investment (funding used for the product, research, open-source velocity, or platform expansion).",
"false": "No evidence of continued investment."
}
},
"quadrant": {
"type": "choice",
"instructions": "Use only the supplied state. Do not use prior knowledge that is not represented as evidence items. If evidence is thin, return a probability near 0.5 with the understanding that uncertainty is handled separately. Assign the entity to one Jev Quadrant cell. Do not use a hard 0.5 cut. Weigh the full evidence pack.",
"criteria": {
"ANCHORED": "Both delivery (proven execution) and evidenced direction (validated direction) are strong.",
"DIRECTED": "Validated direction is better evidenced than proven execution.",
"OPERATIONAL": "Proven execution is better evidenced than validated direction.",
"FORMING": "Both axes are thin, early, or contradicted."
}
}
}
}Challenges
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