# GitHub Copilot Workspace Now Lets Developers Rewind Conversations and Fork Sessions

> GitHub has rolled a batch of new controls into Copilot aimed at giving developers more room to experiment safely. A /worktree command spins up an isolated, sandboxed session for trying out changes without touching the main workspace, /rewind lets you undo the conversation state without leaning on Git history, and /btw opens a side chat so you can ask a quick question without derailing the agent's main task. There are smaller touches too, like live tool-call durations so you can see how long each step takes, and element-level feedback on web output. None of this is flashy, but it reflects a real shift in how coding agents are maturing. The early versions were linear, where you prompted, it acted, and unwinding a bad turn was painful. Features like rewinding a conversation and forking a session treat the agent less like a chatbot and more like a workspace you can branch and explore, which is what developers already do with their code. The direction of travel is toward giving people finer control over increasingly autonomous tools.

_Section: [Daily AI Updates](https://www.wortins.com/daily-ai) · Source: GitHub Blog · Published Sunday, August 23, 2026_

## Wortins' read

GitHub has rolled a batch of new controls into Copilot aimed at giving developers more room to experiment safely. A /worktree command spins up an isolated, sandboxed session for trying out changes without touching the main workspace, /rewind lets you undo the conversation state without leaning on Git history, and /btw opens a side chat so you can ask a quick question without derailing the agent's main task. There are smaller touches too, like live tool-call durations so you can see how long each step takes, and element-level feedback on web output. None of this is flashy, but it reflects a real shift in how coding agents are maturing. The early versions were linear, where you prompted, it acted, and unwinding a bad turn was painful. Features like rewinding a conversation and forking a session treat the agent less like a chatbot and more like a workspace you can branch and explore, which is what developers already do with their code. The direction of travel is toward giving people finer control over increasingly autonomous tools.

## Source

[Read the full story at GitHub Blog](https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-07-github-copilot-weekly-releases-august-3/)

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