GitHub Copilot Coding Agent helps you stay strong on the bike…
The author assigned an urgent issue on an internal Business Central app to the GitHub Copilot Coding Agent from GitHub Mobile while out cycling. The agent worked in a cloud environment run on GitHub Actions and opened a pull request that added new events to the AL code, which the author reviewed and accepted. The agent is in preview and has to be enabled on the GitHub organization or account.
post Stefano Demiliani
"GitHub Copilot worked in the background, using its own secure cloud-based development environment powered by GitHub Actions."
Key points
- Copilot Coding Agent runs in a secure cloud-based development environment using GitHub Actions
- The agent explores the repository and automatically proposes AL code modifications based on issues
- Developers can assign issues to the agent via GitHub Mobile and receive pull requests with detailed descriptions
- The feature must be enabled on your GitHub organization or account to use
Quotes
- “GitHub Copilot worked in the background, using its own secure cloud-based development environment powered by GitHub Actions.” (Explains the infrastructure and safety model that enables autonomous coding work without affecting the developer’s local environment)
- “Copilot explored the repository and proposed code changes accordingly to the issue.” (Describes the core capability of the agent to understand context and generate appropriate solutions)
Context
- Features: GitHub Copilot Coding Agent, Autonomous code generation, AL code modifications, Pull request creation, Issue assignment, Code review workflow
- Versions: preview
Source: Stefano Demiliani, community blog. Summary, key points and quotes are derived (CONTENT-NOTICE.md); read the original for the full text.