# The Download: Agentic Workflows, new AI models, OpenClaw news & more Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6F7yQUd8rs Recap page: https://rapidrecap.app/video/f6F7yQUd8rs Generated: 2026-02-20T16:01:29.675+00:00 --- ## Quick Overview GitHub Copilot is rapidly evolving, introducing three new AI models—Claude Opus 4.6, GPT-5.3-Codex, and Claude Sonnet 4.6—which are now generally available for Copilot, alongside new agentic workflow capabilities that allow agents to run autonomously, as demonstrated by a successful daily repo status workflow. **Key Points:** - GitHub Copilot now supports three new AI models: Claude Opus 4.6, GPT-5.3-Codex, and Claude Sonnet 4.6, all shipping to GitHub by February 5th. - New repository settings give maintainers granular control over who can create pull requests, allowing them to disable PRs entirely or restrict creation only to collaborators. - GitHub announced agentic workflows, allowing agents to work independently in the background to complete tasks, as showcased by a successful 'Daily Repo Status' workflow run in 3 minutes and 30 seconds. - OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger is joining OpenAI to work on bringing agents to everyone, with OpenClaw moving to a foundation to stay open and independent. - The video demonstrated using the /fleet command for parallel subagent execution to create a colorful celebration web page using Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.3-Codex agents concurrently. - The CIA World Factbook, one of the internet's oldest continuously published documents, is sunsetting its online presence, with its memory capacity shrinking yearly. ![Screenshot at 00:30: The video shows the Copilot interface allowing the user to switch between different AI models, specifically highlighting the selection between GPT-5.3-Codex and Claude Opus 4.6, illustrating the immediate availability of new models.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/f6F7yQUd8rs/00-00-30.jpg) **Context:** The video, hosted by Andrea Griffiths, Senior Developer Advocate at GitHub, is an episode of "The Download" covering recent developments in developer tools, artificial intelligence models, and open-source community news. Key discussions center on updates to GitHub Copilot's underlying AI models, the introduction of advanced agentic workflows, and a major transition within the open-source AI agent community involving the creator of OpenClaw. ## Detailed Analysis The episode starts by announcing three major model updates generally available for GitHub Copilot: Claude Opus 4.6, GPT-5.3-Codex, and Claude Sonnet 4.6, all expected to be live within a couple of weeks. The host emphasizes that these updates mean the AI is moving fast. Next, GitHub introduced new repository settings to manage pull request access, allowing maintainers to completely disable pull requests or restrict their creation only to collaborators, providing tighter control over contributions. The video then shifts focus to agentic workflows, showing a successful run of a 'Daily Repo Status' workflow that executed in 3 minutes and 30 seconds, handling tasks that previously required manual intervention, such as creating issues and analyzing repository activity. Furthermore, the creator of OpenClaw, Peter Steinberger, announced he is joining OpenAI to further agent development, while OpenClaw transitions to a foundation to remain open source. A demonstration of the agentic workflow capability shows running parallel agents (Claude, Codex, Copilot) using the /fleet command to generate a complex web page celebrating the new model availability, proving the agents can work side-by-side. Finally, the host notes the sunsetting of the CIA World Factbook's online presence after decades of continuous publication, citing that the internet's memory seems to be getting shorter. ### AI Model Updates - Three new models—Claude Opus 4.6 (premium tier), GPT-5.3-Codex, and Claude Sonnet 4.6—are joining GitHub Copilot's lineup - Models are running directly inside GitHub, allowing for agent orchestration. ### GitHub Repository Controls - New settings allow disabling pull requests entirely or restricting creation only to collaborators - These controls help manage contribution quality and prevent unwanted PR noise. ### Agentic Workflows - GitHub announced agentic workflows that run autonomously, illustrated by a successful 'Daily Repo Status' workflow - Workflows can be triggered on schedule or by event, replacing manual CI/CD pipeline steps. ### Open Source AI News - OpenClaw creator Peter Steinberger joins OpenAI to drive agent development - OpenClaw will become a foundation to maintain its open and independent status. ### Demonstration - The agent system successfully ran parallel agents (Claude and Codex) to create a web page celebrating the new model releases, opening the resulting page via the command line. ![Screenshot at 00:15: The introductory graphic for 'The Download' featuring retro wireframe landscapes and text.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/f6F7yQUd8rs/00-00-15.jpg) ![Screenshot at 00:30: A screenshot showing the selection menu within Copilot, allowing users to choose between different underlying models like GPT-5.3-Codex and Claude Opus 4.6.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/f6F7yQUd8rs/00-00-30.jpg) ![Screenshot at 00:43: A GitHub Pull Request interface displaying detailed acceptance criteria and agent notes for a refactoring task.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/f6F7yQUd8rs/00-00-43.jpg) ![Screenshot at 01:08: A screenshot of The World Factbook website showing the history section and detailing the end of its continuous online publication.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/f6F7yQUd8rs/00-01-08.jpg) ![Screenshot at 02:13: The GitHub Actions view showing the successful run of the 'Daily Repo Status' workflow, including the successful status and artifact count.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/f6F7yQUd8rs/00-02-13.jpg)