# GitHub — Customize the reasoning level for Copilot cloud agent

- Company: GitHub (github.com)
- Announced: 2026-08-03T23:27:35+00:00
- Category: capability-change
- Subject: Copilot
- Source: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-03-customize-the-reasoning-level-for-copilot-cloud-agent
- Record: https://forck.live/items/3492-customize-the-reasoning-level-for-copilot-cloud-agent

GitHub Copilot cloud agent now allows users to set the reasoning level for models that support it, controlling how much the model reasons before responding.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-03-customize-the-reasoning-level-for-copilot-cloud-agent:

> When you delegate a task to GitHub Copilot cloud agent, you can now set the reasoning level for models that support it.

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