GitHub Copilot Automations Can Now Start From a Comment
· 1 hour ago
Copilot cloud-agent automations can now start from issue and pull-request comments. The thread becomes a controlled trigger for bounded agent work.
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Why it matters This is a practical GitHub Copilot comment automations update with the operational impact separated from the product claim.
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