Have Copilot coding agent write and push code
A developer found the agent good at context and code, but it pushed to a branch leaving main empty and spent hours checking after being told to proceed.
What they did
This is a GitHub community feedback thread on the Copilot coding agent, not a single walkthrough. The original poster assigned issues to the agent and watched it work. A commenter, BaljeetCyber, told it to push finished code to the repo, then told it to proceed with full setup without asking again.
How it went
The original poster found the agent good at context and code, but its first PRs were weak without instructions, and it couldn't read attachments or org PR links. The commenter says it pushed to a branch, left main empty, then spent hours checking empty folders.
Worth knowing
Set up Copilot instructions before the first assignment, and paste attachment contents straight into the issue, since the agent couldn't read attached files.
Labels
The original poster assigned issues to the agent and watched it work.
Have Copilot coding agent write and push code
The commenter says it pushed to a branch, left main empty, then spent hours checking empty folders.
This is a GitHub community feedback thread on the Copilot coding agent, not a single walkthrough. The original poster assigned issues to the agent and watched it work.
The original poster assigned issues to the agent and watched it work.
The “Material” label failed its quality check and is not used for selection.
Details
- Agents
- GitHub Copilot
- Source
- GitHub
- Source date
- Aug 21, 2025
- Accounts
- 1
- In registry since
- Oct 14, 2026