GitHub Copilot harness vs Standard Harness in Copilot Studio. Key differences and when to choose the right option

Based on Microsoft’s current Copilot Studio architecture, the GitHub Copilot Harness is not just a newer UI. It is a fundamentally different orchestration runtime designed for agentic, reasoning-heavy workloads, whereas the Standard Harness remains the best choice for deterministic, process-driven conversational agents Executive Summary AreaStandard HarnessGitHub Copilot HarnessPrimary DesignRule-based conversational agentGoal-based AI agentAgent BehaviorFollows predefined…