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2026-09-06 github-copilot code-review ai-agents

Copilot Code Review Can Now Approve Pull Requests

GitHub's September 1, 2026 changelog lets Copilot submit an approving review that satisfies a repository's required-approval rule. It is off by default, scoped by file globs, and dismissed on new commits. Here is what actually changes in your branch protection.

2026-08-31 github-copilot code-review ai-agents

Copilot Code Review Defaults to Balanced Effort on September 28

GitHub's August 27 and August 28, 2026 changelogs remove the 20,000 line review cap, start reviewing bot-authored PRs, and flip the default review effort from Lite to Balanced on September 28. All three push AI credit consumption up in the same month.

2026-07-31 github-copilot agent-skills mcp

Copilot Code Review Now Reads Your .github/skills Folder

Agent skills and MCP servers in GitHub Copilot code review went GA on 2026-07-29. Here is where the files live, why skills load from the head branch, and why every MCP tool call in a review is read-only.

2026-06-24 cursor bugbot ai-agents

How to Run a Pre-Push Code Review Locally with Cursor Bugbot's /review

Cursor 3.7+ lets you run Bugbot before you push with the /review command. Here is how local review works, how the patch ID dedup stops you paying twice, and the one thing it cannot do yet.