Pull Requests - 3

2025 (7)

October (2)

github: Copilot coding agent uses better branch names and pull request titles

GitHub

2025-10-16

GitHub announced that the Copilot coding agent — the asynchronous background agent that works on delegated tasks and requests reviews — now generates clearer, more descriptive branch names and pull request titles to improve reviewability and repo hygiene.

github: Upcoming changes to GitHub Dependabot pull request comment commands

GitHub

2025-10-07

On November 11, 2025, GitHub will deprecate several Dependabot-specific pull request comment commands and rely on GitHub’s native pull request features instead; users should update any workflows or automations that depend on those comment commands.

September (5)

github: Copilot coding agent is now generally available

GitHub

2025-09-25

GitHub announced that the Copilot coding agent — an asynchronous, autonomous developer agent — is now generally available to all paid Copilot subscribers. Users can delegate tasks to the agent and it will act on their behalf, for example by opening draft pull requests.

github: Incremental security analysis with CodeQL is now available for all languages

GitHub

2025-09-23

GitHub announced that CodeQL analysis on pull requests is now incremental for Go, C#, C/C++ and Swift, meaning all CodeQL-supported languages now use the new incremental analysis to provide faster security scans and feedback.

github: Work with Copilot coding agent in Microsoft Teams

GitHub

2025-09-19

GitHub's new app for Microsoft Teams lets you invoke the Copilot coding agent from a Teams conversation to generate pull requests. The Copilot coding agent works asynchronously and autonomously to create PRs directly within Teams.

github: Assign Azure Boards work items to Copilot coding agent in public preview

GitHub

2025-09-18

GitHub announced a public preview that lets you assign Azure Boards work items to the Copilot coding agent. The agent works asynchronously and autonomously in the background to implement tasks and open draft pull requests for your review.

github: Multiple assignees for issues and pull requests now available in all repositories

GitHub

2025-09-11

GitHub announced that issues and pull requests can now have multiple assignees, and the feature is available across all public and private repositories.