# GitHub Adds Agent Apps to Extend the Platform With Partner AI Agents

**GitHub launched agent apps, letting teams install partner AI agents from the Marketplace and reach them from issues, pull requests, and prompts.**

## What GitHub announced

[GitHub](https://github.blog/changelog/2026-06-02-extend-github-with-agent-apps/) rolled out agent apps, described as AI agents from GitHub partners that are installable from the GitHub Marketplace and integrated directly into GitHub. The company said an agent app is installed the same way as any other GitHub App from the Marketplace, using the same install flow developers already use for other Marketplace listings. Once it has been installed and enabled by an administrator, the agent becomes available inside an organization's GitHub workflows, rather than living in a separate browser tab or a standalone tool a team has to remember to open.

## Three ways to reach an agent

GitHub lists three entry points for working with an installed agent app. The first is assigning an issue to the agent, treating it like a contributor who can be handed a ticket directly. The second is mentioning the agent in a pull request comment, letting a reviewer or contributor pull the agent into an existing conversation without switching tools. The third is selecting the agent inside the Agents UI and giving it a prompt, which behaves more like directly instructing an assistant to start a task from scratch. Together, the three paths mean an agent can be reached from wherever a team already works: a queue of issues, a code review thread, or a dedicated agent-focused screen.

## Rollout and access

GitHub said the first wave of agent apps is available today, installed from partners already listed in the Marketplace. Beyond that initial wave, GitHub said it will open up access over the coming months to let anyone build an agent app, whether that is a developer tools provider or a team building an internal tool for its own use. That phased approach means the earliest agent apps come from a limited set of partners, with a wider builder ecosystem following once the access model opens further. Partners interested in building their own agent app now can join a waitlist to get access ahead of that broader opening. GitHub pointed readers to "About agent apps" in the GitHub Docs for more detail on setup and administration, and said discussion of the feature is also happening in the GitHub Community forum.

## Key facts

- Agent apps are AI agents from GitHub partners, installed from the GitHub Marketplace the same way as any other GitHub App.
- An administrator must install and enable an agent app before it becomes available in an organization's workflows.
- There are three entry points: assigning an issue to the agent, @mentioning it in a pull request comment, or selecting it in the Agents UI with a prompt.
- The first wave of agent apps is available today; GitHub plans to open access to more builders over the coming months.
- Partners who want to build their own agent app can join a waitlist for access.

## Check your understanding

- What are the three entry points GitHub lists for reaching an installed agent app?
- Who has to install and enable an agent app before it becomes available inside an organization's workflows?

## Sources

- [GitHub Changelog: Extend GitHub with agent apps](https://github.blog/changelog/2026-06-02-extend-github-with-agent-apps/)

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- Category: implement (tooling)
- Affects: —
- Published: 2026-06-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Original: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-06-02-extend-github-with-agent-apps/
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