Iterate on tasks with Copilot CLI autopilot and fleet
The author used autopilot to iterate until done and /fleet to split work across parallel subagents, noting overhead on small tasks.
What they did
Daniel Ward turned on /experimental, then used autopilot mode, which loops until a large task is done without the ask_user tool. He pairs it with /plan for a guiding plan and /fleet, which spins up parallel subagents, including custom agents. He caps loops with a flag when he can't watch the run.
How it went
Autopilot lets Copilot finish a big task without repeated prompting, which suits quick proofs-of-concept. Fleet adds orchestration overhead that slows prompts, so small tasks may do better without it.
Worth knowing
Set --max-autopilot-continues if you can't monitor the run. The CLI recommends yolo mode for autopilot, and Ward avoids autopilot for production work because it makes review harder.
Labels
Daniel Ward turned on /experimental, then used autopilot mode, which loops until a large task is done without the ask_user tool.
Autopilot lets Copilot finish a big task without repeated prompting, which suits quick proofs-of-concept.
The author used autopilot to iterate until done and /fleet to split work across parallel subagents, noting overhead on small tasks.
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Details
- Agents
- GitHub Copilot
- Source
- other
- Source date
- undated
- Accounts
- 1
- In registry since
- Oct 14, 2026