GitHub launches Copilot coding agent for autonomous issue fixing
GitHub launched a Copilot coding agent that can pick up GitHub issues, open a pull request, and iterate on CI feedback, with humans able to review and request changes at every step.
Why it matters
The Copilot coding agent brings autonomous repo work into the world's largest code-hosting platform, setting a new baseline for what 'agentic' means in mainstream developer tooling.
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