How to take work from issue to merge with the GitHub Copilot app

GitHub shows how the GitHub Copilot app brings day-to-day work into one place so teams can move from issue to merge while staying in control.

Overview

The video demonstrates an end-to-end workflow using the GitHub Copilot app to take work from a GitHub Issue through to a merged pull request.

Bringing work into one place

• Focuses on using the GitHub Copilot app as a central place to manage work.
• Emphasizes staying in control while using agentic capabilities to help execute tasks.

Planning changes with plan mode

• Shows how plan mode is used to outline and steer the work before changes are made.
• Positions planning as a way to keep the agent aligned with the intended outcome.

Landing changes with agent merge

• Highlights agent merge as a way to help move work from implementation to a merged PR.
• Calls out handling common delivery friction points, including:
  • Resolving CI failures
  • Getting a pull request to a state where it can be merged with confidence

Links

• GitHub Copilot app: https://github.com/features/ai/github-app