By https://www.windowscentral.com/author/mauro-huculak
Publication Date: 2026-06-13 13:25:00
Windows 11 has a new command-line terminal with AI agent integration, but don’t worry, Microsoft’s not adding AI to the Windows Terminal. Instead, the company forked the open-source terminal project and created a new tool known as “Intelligent Terminal.”
The tool was introduced during the company’s developer conference (Build 2026), and it’s basically the Windows Terminal you already know, which comes with a side panel that lets you interact with the GitHub Copilot agent by default.
The tool is being advertised as an assistant that you can use to explain errors, build commands, and troubleshoot issues without leaving the terminal to complete the research in other applications, such as the browser.
In my opinion, Microsoft took the right approach by forking a new version of the original tool rather than integrating Copilot into the existing Windows Terminal. This was a smart approach to avoid another AI backlash.
In this guide, I’ll outline everything you need to know about the…
