These articles provide an overview of Copilot coding agent. For instructions on configuring and using Copilot coding agent, see the how-to articles under Copilot coding agent.
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Concepts for Copilot coding agent
Learn how Copilot coding agent can carry out coding tasks for you, working independently in the same workflow you use yourself.
About Copilot coding agent
You can assign GitHub issues to Copilot, or ask Copilot to create a pull request.
About enabling Copilot coding agent
Find out about enabling Copilot coding agent for GitHub Copilot Enterprise and GitHub Copilot Business, and about disabling the agent for specific repositories.
Model Context Protocol (MCP) and Copilot coding agent
Find out about using the Model Context Protocol (MCP) with Copilot coding agent.