GitHub Actions - 2

2026 (9)

May (1)

github: More flexible secrets and variables for Copilot cloud agent

GitHub

2026-05-08

GitHub says Copilot cloud agent now supports more flexible handling of secrets and variables when you delegate tasks to it. The agent runs in a GitHub Actions-backed development environment, and users can pass secrets and variables into that environment.

April (5)

github: Copilot cloud agent starts 20% faster with Actions custom images

GitHub

2026-04-27

Copilot cloud agent startup is now over 20% faster. The improvement comes from optimized runner environments built with GitHub Actions custom images.

github: GitHub Copilot code review will start consuming GitHub Actions minutes on June 1, 2026

GitHub

2026-04-27

GitHub Copilot code review will begin consuming GitHub Actions minutes starting June 1, 2026. The change applies to code review usage on pull requests.

github: Actions workflows are limited to 50 reruns

GitHub

2026-04-10

GitHub Actions workflow runs are now limited to 50 reruns per workflow. Attempts to rerun a workflow beyond that limit will fail with a failed check suite.

github: Organization runner controls for Copilot cloud agent

GitHub

2026-04-03

GitHub added organization-level runner controls for Copilot cloud agent development environments. Copilot cloud agent tasks now start on GitHub Actions, and orgs can control which runners are used instead of relying only on the default GitHub-hosted runner.

github: GitHub Actions: Early April 2026 updates

GitHub

2026-04-02

GitHub Actions added entrypoint and command overrides for service containers. The update also includes new security features: OIDC custom properties and VNET failover.

March (3)

github: View Agentic Workflow configs in the Actions run summary

GitHub

2026-03-26

GitHub Actions run summaries now show Agentic Workflow markdown configs for agentic workflows. This makes it easier to review runs without leaving the summary page.

github: Custom images for GitHub-hosted runners are now generally available

GitHub

2026-03-26

Custom images for GitHub-hosted runners are now generally available. The feature, first released in public preview in October 2025, lets users build on GitHub-curated base images for hosted runners.

github: Ask @copilot to make changes to any pull request

GitHub

2026-03-24

GitHub now lets you mention @copilot in any pull request to request changes directly in the PR. One announced use case is fixing failing GitHub Actions workflows and tests.