Copilot cloud agent for Linear is now generally available
Quick Answer
GitHub's Copilot cloud agent for Linear is now generally available, allowing users to assign issues that the agent can autonomously analyze and create draft pull requests.
Quick Take
Users can customize the agent's model, branch settings, and provide real-time instructions directly from their Linear workspace.
Key Points
- Copilot analyzes assigned Linear issues and opens draft pull requests autonomously.
- Users can select models and set custom agents to align with team workflows.
- Progress updates are streamed back to the Linear activity timeline.
- Available for Copilot Pro, Pro+, Business, and Enterprise users.
- Installation requires organization owner permissions on GitHub and admin rights in Linear.
📖 Reader Mode
~1 min readYou can now assign issues in Linear to Copilot cloud agent, our asynchronous, autonomous background agent.
When you assign a Linear issue to Copilot, it will:
- Analyze the issue contents and open a draft pull request.
- Work independently in its own ephemeral development environment, powered by GitHub Actions.
- Stream progress updates back to your Linear activity timeline.
- Request a pull request review from you when the work is complete.
What’s new
You now have more control over how the agent runs, right from your Linear workspace:
- Choose a model: Pick which model Copilot uses for a task.
- Use a custom agent: Point Copilot at a custom agent from your repository to match your team’s workflows.
- Set the base and working branch: Control which branch the pull request targets and which branch Copilot commits to.
- Steer a session: Mention Copilot in a comment to give it new instructions while it works.
Set these per issue, or apply them across your workspace or team with Linear agent guidance.
Get started
- Install the GitHub Copilot for Linear app from the GitHub Marketplace. You’ll need organization owner permissions in GitHub and workspace admin privileges in Linear.
- Read the Linear integration documentation to set up agent guidance, models, custom agents, and branches.
Copilot cloud agent is available with Copilot Pro, Pro+, Business, and Enterprise.
— Originally published at github.blog
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