Agent Orchestration with VS Code and GitHub Copilot (Local Agents Only) Agent orchestration is becoming a key pattern in AI-assisted development. Instead of relying on a single assistant, developers can coordinate multiple specialized agents that collaborate to complete complex workflows. This article focuses strictly on local agents within GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code. It does not cover background agents or cloud agents. Scope of this article: Local agent capabilities in VS Code Agent handoff for orchestration Use of skills Reference implementation Focus on Local Agents Local agents operate entirely within the VS Code environment. Characteristics Execute inside the editor session Provide fast, interactive responses Work with local files and context No dependency on external execution pipelines Why Local Agents Immediate feedback loop Better developer control Ideal for iterative workflows Lower complexity compared to distributed systems Key idea: Local agents are sufficient to ...