Copilot coding agent uses better branch names and pull request titles

Copilot coding agent is our asynchronous, autonomous background agent. Delegate a task to Copilot, and it works in the background, then requests a review from you.

When Copilot starts work, it creates a new branch and opens a draft pull request. Copilot now uses clearer, more helpful branch names and pull request titles.

Instead of a randomly generated branch name (e.g., copilot/fix-bdaf7923-9865-4ef5-8c17-05ae939937a3), you’ll get a branch name that fits the work Copilot is doing (e.g., copilot/add-theme-switcher).

Instead of using your original prompt for the initial pull request title, Copilot will automatically generate a title. For example, if you entered the prompt Implement a CSV to Markdown converter in Rust. Ensure that it has CI/CD configured with GitHub Actions, you might get the pull request title “Implement CSV to Markdown converter with GitHub Actions workflows”.

Copilot coding agent is available to Copilot Pro, Copilot Pro+, Copilot Business, and Copilot Enterprise subscribers. If you’re a Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise subscriber, an administrator will have to enable Copilot coding agent from the “Policies” page before you can use it.