Pick the repository and base branch when assigning issues to Copilot #173575
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What’s the difference between giving instructions in a comment on an issue and this additional instructions? |
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Seems broken. Getting errors - on mobile (iOS) and web. Worked earlier - now fails.
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Thanks for this cool feature. But how can I automate it using the GraphQL API? I tried to follow this doc and it successfully creates the issue via GraphQL and assigns Copilot it with no issue. However, Copilot doesn't start working automatically on the issue. So I was wondering how to configure these new popup values via GraphQL so that Copilot starts on its own |
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This is a helpful feature, however, I have been simply providing instructions in the issue for this in the past, which is traditionally how I would provide any custom instructions to my development teams. So in a lot of ways this actually adds a step to my process. For example, if something was to be done targeting a specific hot-fix branch, it would be part of the issue requirements, and historically CoPilot has actually caught that behavior without any issues in the past. The additional instructions, that's pretty nice though, to separate AI instruction from human. |
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great feature, love that you can now select a starting branch :) was an issue I was bumping into quite a bit |
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Hey, I'm having an problem assigning Copilot an issue and targeting a specific repository. I'm not seeing all repositories that I have access to in that dropdown list, only a small subset of |
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Branch name when assigning an issue to CopilotWhen assigning an issue to Copilot via the dialog in preview, the branch name Copilot creates is in the format |
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On a touchscreen device, it is inconvenient that pressing Enter in the task dialog creates the task rather than make a line break. I have already created too many tasks with missing context 😬 How can I make a line break in the dialog on for example an iPad? |
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Love this feature, is nice that you can specify the branches and whatnot. |
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I am getting:
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Great feature. Thank you |
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Great feature, it's been very useful to me, thank you. If there's already a way to do this before Copilot starts, I apologize; I'm still learning how to use it completely. Congratulations again on the incredible progress. |
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When I click "Assign to Copilot" on an issue, I get this pop-up where I can select a custom agent. Is there an option to assign an issue (add_to_assignees) to Copilot with a Custom Agent via the REST API as well? |
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Why is the custom agent from the non-default branch not shown on this dropdown select?
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [community/community] Pick the repository and base branch when assigning issues to Copilot (Discussion #173575)
It's your lucky day -- I suffered through this yesterday: If you're creating an organization-level custom agent, it needs to live in the agents folder created in the root of a repo called .github-private. If you're creating a repository-level
It's your lucky day -- I suffered through this yesterday:
* If you're creating an organization-level custom agent, it needs to live in the agents folder created in the root of a repo called .github-private.
* If you're creating a repository-level custom agent, it needs to live in the .github/agents folder created in the root of the repo you want to use it in.
* The file the agent is defined in needs to be called <agent-name>-agent.md. You need to ensure that the syntax of this file is correct by navigating to the file preview in the repo in GitHub.com.
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What is Custom Agent exactly? |
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Hi, If I create a RuleSet with "Require Signed Commits" and assign the Issue to Coding Agent, I get the following error: Is this a known issue? |
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We're bringing you a range of additional options for assigning Copilot to issues as part of this public preview. When assigning an issue to Copilot coding agent, you can now choose which repository Copilot should work in, pick a starting branch, and provide additional instructions to give it more context.
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Here’s what’s new:
For more details, check out our documentation on assigning Copilot to an issue.
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Disclaimer: The UI for features in public preview is subject to change.
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