GitHub Copilot · Cloud agent · Standard runner
How this setup works: where it runs, how you give it a task, and how you review its changes.
The setup covered here: Paid Copilot plan · standard GitHub-hosted ubuntu-latest · one GitHub repository
Read the six answers below to check whether this setup fits your team. Each “Source” link explains the answer. “Unknown” means the documentation leaves a question open.
- Where commands run
The machine where the agent edits your files and runs builds and tests.
The standard configuration runs on a GitHub-hosted Actions runner using ubuntu-latest. Self-hosted runners are a separate configuration.
This record uses the standard ubuntu-latest runner. Self-hosted and custom runners are separate configurations.
Source ↗- Where model requests go
Model hosting is separate from where commands run. A local tool can still use a remote AI model.
UnknownNot established for this configuration. GitHub documents model-specific hosting; runner location does not establish inference or orchestration location.
Model-dependent hosting; no model selected. Separate orchestration location is also unknown.
Source ↗- Where your code lives
The code-hosting service or local Git repository used by this setup.
Works on a GitHub repository, with one target repository per task. Managed-user-owned repositories and repositories where access is disabled are excluded.
One target repository per task; managed-user-owned or disabled repositories are excluded.
Source ↗- How work starts
How you can give the agent a task.
Start from the agents panel on GitHub.com, assign an issue, or mention Copilot in a pull-request comment.
GitHub.com, issue assignment and PR comments are documented; no API trigger is established in this record.
Source ↗- How you review the result
Where the proposed code changes appear and how you review them.
Changes are made on a branch. From GitHub.com, inspect the diff and iterate before choosing to create a pull request.
GitHub.com supports review before PR creation; issue entry points may create a PR directly.
Source ↗- What you need to use it
The plan, accounts and permissions you need. This is not a cost estimate.
Available on paid Copilot plans. Business and Enterprise require admin enablement; repository owners can disable access.
Paid plan required; Business and Enterprise need admin enablement. Exact price, quotas and region are outside scope.
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