// The GitHub Copilot coding agent *NEW*

GitHub Copilot coding agent lets you assign GitHub Issues to Copilot, which works asynchronously in the background while you continue with other tasks. This overview video uses the ‘Copilot Airways’ flight booking app to demonstrate the full workflow from issue assignment to merged pull request.

The video covers:

• Assigning a GitHub Issue (adding form input validation) to Copilot with a single click
• How Copilot acknowledges the assignment, creates a pull request, and keeps the PR description updated as it progresses
• Viewing the Copilot session to understand how it explored the repository, formed a plan, and created a new GitHub Actions workflow file
• How Copilot runs tools such as linters, builds, and tests to self-verify code quality during the agentic loop
• The ‘Approve and Run’ safety gate, which requires explicit human approval before any GitHub Actions workflow executes against AI-generated code
• Adding review comments to the PR (requesting a CI workflow) and watching Copilot acknowledge and act on the feedback
• The final result: a form updated with real-time validation and an improved user experience, ready to merge