docs/content/copilot/how-tos/agents/copilot-coding-agent/asking-copilot-to-create-a-pull-request.md

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Asking Copilot to create a pull request	Create a PR from chat	You can ask {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to create a pull request from the Agents page or from {% data variables.copilot.copilot_chat_short %}.	{% data reusables.gated-features.copilot-coding-agent %}<br><a href="https://github.com/features/copilot/plans?ref_cta=Copilot+plans+signup&ref_loc=asking+copilot+to+create+a+pull+request&ref_page=docs" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary mt-3 mr-3 no-underline"><span>Sign up for {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %}</span> {% octicon "link-external" height:16 %}</a>	feature copilot	Copilot	how_to	/copilot/using-github-copilot/using-copilot-coding-agent-to-work-on-tasks/asking-copilot-to-create-a-pull-request /copilot/using-github-copilot/using-copilot-coding-agent-to-work-on-issues/asking-copilot-to-create-a-pull-request /copilot/using-github-copilot/coding-agent/asking-copilot-to-create-a-pull-request

Note

• {% data reusables.copilot.coding-agent.preview-note-text %}
• For an overview of {% data variables.copilot.copilot_coding_agent %}, see AUTOTITLE.

Introduction

You can ask {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to work on a task from the Agents page on {% data variables.product.github %}, or from {% data variables.copilot.copilot_chat_short %} in {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %}, {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %}, JetBrains IDEs and {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}.

{% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} will start working on the task, raise a pull request, then request a review from you when it's finished working. For more information, see AUTOTITLE.

Asking {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to create a pull request from the Agents page

1. Navigate to the Agents page at github.com/copilot/agents.

   You can also reach this page by clicking the {% octicon "copilot" aria-label="Copilot icon" %} button next to the search bar on any page on {% data variables.product.github %}, then selecting Agents from the sidebar.

2. Using the dropdown menu in the prompt field, select the repository you want {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to work in.

3. Type a prompt describing your request.

   For example, Implement a user friendly message for common errors.

1. Click the Send now button or press Return.

   {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} will start a new session, which will appear in the list below the prompt box. {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} will work on the task and push changes to its pull request, then add you as a reviewer when it has finished, triggering a notification.

Asking {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to create a pull request from {% data variables.copilot.copilot_chat_short %}

Note

• You can ask {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to create a pull request from {% data variables.copilot.copilot_chat_short %} in {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode %}, {% data variables.product.prodname_vs %}, JetBrains IDEs, and on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}.

1. Open {% data variables.copilot.copilot_chat %}, in your IDE or on {% data variables.product.prodname_dotcom_the_website %}.

2. Type a prompt asking {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to create a pull request, and giving details of what you want {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to change.

   For example, @github Create a PR to put backticks around file names and variables in output.

   Important

   {% data reusables.copilot.coding-agent.use-chat-participant-in-vsc %}

3. Submit your prompt.

   {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} asks you to confirm that you want to use the coding agent to create a pull request.

4. Click Allow.

   {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} will start a new session and respond with a link to the pull request it creates. It will work on the task and push changes to the pull request, and then add you as a reviewer when it has finished, triggering a notification.

Monitoring progress

You can view your current and past {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} sessions from the Agents page. See AUTOTITLE.

You can see what {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} is doing while it is working on a task by viewing the session logs. You can access the session logs by clicking the View session button in the timeline of {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %}'s pull request.

From the session logs page, you can also stop {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} from working on a task by clicking Stop session.

Further reading

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