GitHub CLI Agent Task Extension

The gh agent-task extension creates GitHub Copilot coding agent tasks from the CLI. A task is a GitHub issue that triggers automated code changes from natural language instructions.

Repository: https://github.com/github/agent-task (internal GitHub extension)

Overview

Agent tasks are GitHub issues that:

• Contain natural language instructions for code changes
• Trigger GitHub Copilot to autonomously execute the task
• Create pull requests with the implemented changes
• Provide a workflow for reviewing and merging automated code modifications

Installation

Install via GitHub CLI: