Agent automation controls in GitHub Issues in public preview
Quick Answer
GitHub Issues introduces agent automation controls in public preview, allowing users to approve or decline automated changes with confidence ratings and rationale.
Quick Take
This feature enhances issue management by providing transparency and control over automation, making it easier to handle issues in busy repositories.
Key Points
- New capabilities include approvals, confidence ratings, and rationale for automated changes.
- Users can review suggested changes before they are applied, enhancing decision-making.
- Automation levels can be configured by repository admins to control change application.
- Supports GitHub Agentic Workflows and Copilot cloud agent automations via APIs.
- Features include automatic triage, metadata enrichment, and spam detection.
Source Excerpt
Agent automations increasingly label, type, assign, and close issues for you. GitHub Issues now shows the reason behind each change and lets you review them before they’re applied, so you…
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