Fixing code quality findings on a pull request

How Code Quality works on pull requests

When you open a pull request, Code Quality runs two types of analysis and posts findings as comments on the pull request.

1. github-code-quality[bot] findings: Code Quality uses CodeQL to perform a rule-based scan of your changes. These findings are posted as comments by github-code-quality[bot] and include a suggested autofix. Findings are labeled by severity (Error, Warning, Note), and administrators can set quality gates to block merges based on the severity of these findings.

2. Copilot findings: If your organization has Copilot licenses and AI features are enabled for your enterprise, Code Quality uses Copilot code review to identify quality issues that rules-based analysis may not detect. These findings are posted as comments by Copilot, and include a suggested autofix. See About GitHub Copilot code review.

Resolving a finding

1. On GitHub, navigate to your open pull request.
2. On the Files Changed tab, scroll to a comment left by github-code-quality[bot] or Copilot.
3. Carefully review the comment and the suggested autofix for logic, security, and style.
4. If you agree with the suggestion and you want to apply the fix, click Commit suggestion, or Add suggestion to batch.
5. Alternatively, if the finding isn't relevant or actionable, you can dismiss the finding. For example, you might dismiss a finding that is in legacy code no longer maintained, is a known exception to your team's coding standards, or is a false positive that doesn't pose a real quality risk.
   • For comments left by github-code-quality[bot], click Dismiss finding.
   • For comments left by Copilot, click Resolve.

Delegating remediation work to Copilot

If you have a Copilot license, you can delegate the remediation work to Copilot cloud agent. Comment on the pull request mentioning @Copilot and request that Copilot fix the detected issues.

Copilot responds with an eyes emoji (👀) to your comment, starts a new agent session, and opens a pull request with the necessary fixes.

You can track Copilot cloud agent's work:

• In the pull request, the summary is updated as work progresses.
• Using the agents page or session logs, see Managing agent sessions.

You need a Copilot license to invoke Copilot cloud agent.
Sign up for Copilot

Next steps

• Viewing code coverage on pull requests