GitHub Launches Agent HQ: Unified Platform for Claude, Codex, and Major AI Models
GitHub announced Agent HQ in February 2026, enabling developers to access multiple AI models (Claude, OpenAI Codex, Gemini) directly within GitHub and VS Code through a unified interface.
GitHub announced Agent HQ in February 2026, a new AI integration platform that provides a unified interface for accessing multiple AI models—Claude (Anthropic), OpenAI Codex, and Gemini (Google)—directly within GitHub repositories and Visual Studio Code.
Overview
What is Agent HQ?
Agent HQ enables developers to switch between multiple AI models through a single interface. Previously, each AI service (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini) required separate web interfaces or IDE plugins, but Agent HQ provides unified access on GitHub.
Supported AI Models
As of February 2026:
- Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Sonnet 4.5
- OpenAI: GPT-5.3-Codex-Spark, GPT-4 Turbo
- Google: Gemini 3 Deep Think, Gemini 1.5 Flash
- Other: GitHub Copilot (proprietary engine)
Open-source model support (Llama 3, Mistral, etc.) is planned.
Key Features
1. GitHub Repository Integration
Pull Request Review:
- Automatic code review by AI
- Compare opinions from multiple AI models
- Automatic security vulnerability detection
Issue Management:
- Auto-generate code fix suggestions from issues
- Compare solutions from multiple AIs
- Automatic bug reproduction steps
Code Search:
- Natural language code search (“Find authentication implementation”)
- Cross-repository search
- AI-powered related code recommendations
2. VS Code Extension
Agent HQ for VS Code:
- Switch between AI models in side panel
- Code completion, refactoring suggestions
- Error diagnosis and debugging assistance
- Terminal command generation
Multi-Model Comparison:
- Send same query to multiple AIs
- Display answers side-by-side
- Leverage each AI’s strengths
- Example: Claude (long-form), Codex (speed), Gemini (multilingual)
3. Team Collaboration
Shared AI Chat History:
- Share AI conversation history with team members
- Accumulate best practices
- Build project-specific knowledge base
AI Usage Analytics:
- Visualize team AI usage
- Cost management and model selection optimization
- Quantitative productivity assessment
Pricing
GitHub Free
- Agent HQ Basic: Available
- Models: GitHub Copilot (free tier), GPT-3.5
- Limit: 100 AI queries/month
GitHub Pro ($4/month)
- Agent HQ Full Features: Available
- Models: Claude Sonnet, GPT-4 Turbo, Gemini Flash
- Limit: 500 queries/month
GitHub Team ($4/month/user)
- Agent HQ Team Features: Available
- Models: All models (including Opus 4.6, GPT-5.3)
- Limit: 2,000 queries/month/user
GitHub Enterprise (Contact sales)
- Agent HQ Enterprise: Custom integration
- Models: All models + custom models
- Limit: Unlimited
- Additional: On-premises deployment, dedicated support
Industry Impact
The launch of Agent HQ is expected to significantly impact the IDE market and AI providers, potentially becoming the standard platform for AI usage.
Reference Links
- GitHub
- Agent HQ Documentation (coming soon)
- VS Code Marketplace
(Information as of February 13, 2026. Features and pricing subject to change.)
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