GitHub

GitHub Copilot cloud agent

Copilot cloud agent (formerly Copilot coding agent) researches a repository, plans changes and implements them in the background, pushing to a branch for review before a pull request.

Returns branchReturns pull request

How it works

Start a task from: web app, GitHub issue/PR mention, Slack, Linear, Jira, CLI, IDE, API
Runs in: GitHub Actions runner (ephemeral cloud development environment)
Repo file it reads for setup: .github/workflows/copilot-setup-steps.yml
Pricing: Included in Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business and Enterprise; not in Copilot Free or Student.

Links

Official documentation GitHub Copilot: standards support, subagents and hooks

GitHub Copilot setup guides

How do I give GitHub Copilot persistent instructions for my repository, my files, and myself?How do I connect MCP servers to GitHub Copilot in VS Code and to Copilot cloud agent on GitHub?

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Reviewed Oct 7, 2026.