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GitHub Copilot automations triggered by issue/PR comments

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GitHub Copilot now supports cloud agent automations that run upon creation of issue or pull request comments. This enables use cases like automatic documentation generation, error investigation, and creation of follow-up tasks directly from comments. The feature is available to existing Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise users, with Copilot Business and Enterprise users requiring administrator enablement of the cloud agent policy.

  • →Trigger Copilot cloud agent automations with comments
  • →Automate documentation, error investigation, and task creation
  • →Availability and configuration for Copilot automations
Features (2) ›
  • Trigger Copilot cloud agent automations with comments

    Users can now configure GitHub Copilot cloud agent automations to run automatically when an issue comment or pull request comment is created. This functionality aims to streamline workflows by allowing direct interaction with automations through simple comments.

  • Automate documentation, error investigation, and task creation

    New use cases for Copilot automations include generating or updating documentation from PR comments, investigating errors by commenting on issues, and creating follow-up tasks or issues based on PR comments. These features leverage comment text as the trigger for specific automation sequences.

Notes (1) ›
  • Availability and configuration for Copilot automations

    To use these automations, users navigate to the Agents tab in their repository and select Automations. The feature is available for Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise subscribers, with specific policy enablement required for Copilot Business and Enterprise users.

Read the original announcement →

https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-03-trigger-copilot-automations-with-comments

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