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Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise users can programmatically start Copilot cloud agent<\/a> tasks with the new Agent tasks REST API, available in public preview.<\/p>\n

Copilot cloud agent works in the background in its own development environment, where it can make and validate code changes, then open a pull request.<\/p>\n

The new API makes it easy to weave Copilot cloud agent into custom automations. For example, you could:<\/p>\n

Fan out refactors or migrations across many repositories from a simple script.<\/li>\n

Set up new repositories in one click from your company’s internal developer portal.<\/li>\n

Automatically prepare a new release each week, including release notes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Once you’ve started a task, you can also track progress through the API.<\/p>\n
The Agent tasks API supports authentication with personal access tokens (classic and fine-grained) and OAuth tokens.<\/p>\n
Support for GitHub App installation access tokens, plus access for Copilot Pro and Pro+ users, is coming soon.<\/p>\n
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