GitHub Copilot coding agent
Assign a GitHub issue to Copilot and get a pull request back.
Copilot's cloud agent picks up an issue, plans the work, writes the code, runs the tests and opens a pull request, then revises it from your review comments. Included with paid Copilot plans, and handy if your work already lives in GitHub issues.
Key info
- Pricing
- Paid
- Platform
- Web
- Category
- Agents
- Best for
- Beginner
- What it is
- A cloud agent built into GitHub
- Do you need to code?
- No, but you should be able to review the code it writes
- Free plan
- Not included in Copilot Free
- Paid plans from
- GitHub Copilot Pro, $10 a month
- How you give it work
- Assign a GitHub issue to Copilot, or mention @copilot on a pull request
- What you get back
- A pull request, revised from your review comments
- Good for
- Projects that already track work in GitHub issues
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