GitHub Copilot coding agent

You can ask Copilot to create a pull request from many places, including GitHub Issues, the agents panel, Copilot Chat, the GitHub CLI, and agentic coding tools and IDEs with Model Context Protocol (MCP) support.

You can ask Copilot to make changes to an existing pull request created by a human by mentioning @copilot.

You can use the agents panel or page, Visual Studio Code, JetBrains IDEs, the GitHub CLI, Raycast and session logs to track Copilot's progress and understand its approach.

After Copilot creates a pull request, you should review it. You can mention @copilot to ask Copilot to make changes, or push changes yourself.

You can create specialized agents with tailored expertise for specific development tasks.

Learn how to use the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to extend the capabilities of Copilot coding agent.

Provide context to the Copilot coding agent and open pull requests, all from within your Slack workspace.

You can use the GitHub integration in Teams to provide context and open pull requests all from within your Teams channels.

Use the Copilot integration in Linear to provide context and open pull requests, all from within your Linear workspace.

Learn how to customize GitHub Copilot's development environment with additional tools.

Learn how to control the domains and URLs that Copilot coding agent can access.

Learn how to resolve problems that may occur when you assign tasks to Copilot.