Agent skill · software engineering · aiskillstore
copilot-coding-agent
GitHub Copilot Coding Agent automation. Apply the ai-copilot label to an issue → GitHub Actions auto-assigns Copilot via GraphQL → Copilot creates a Draft PR. One-click issue-to-PR pipeline.
Why this skill is useful
Adds an executable script for automating the issue-to-PR pipeline using GitHub Actions and Copilot, which is not commonly available in public documentation.
What it needs
Requires gh installed locally. Requires github account access. About 3k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-07. 405 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
GitHub Copilot Coding Agent — Issue → Draft PR automation If you add the ai-copilot label to an issue, GitHub Actions automatically assigns it to Copilot, and Copilot creates a branch → writes code → opens a Draft PR. When to use this skill When PMs/designers create issues and Copilot starts implementation without a developer When offloading backlog issues (refactors/docs/tests) to Copilot When delegating follow-up work created by Vibe Kanban / Conductor to Copilot When automating pipelines like Jira → GitHub Issue → Copilot PR --- Prerequisites GitHub plan: Copilot Pro+, Business, or Enterprise Copilot Coding Agent enabled: Must be enabled in repo settings gh CLI: Authenticated PAT: Personal Access Token with repo scope --- One-time setup This script does: 1. Register COPILOTASSIGNTOKEN as a repo secret 2. Deploy .github/workflows/assign-to-copilot.yml 3. Create the ai-copilot label --- Usage Option 1: GitHub Actions automation (recommended) Option 2: Add a label to an existing issue Option 3: Assign directly via script --- How it works (technical) Required GraphQL header: --- GitHub Actions workflows Workflow Trigger Purpose --------- -------- ------ assign-to-copilot.yml Issue labeled ai-copilot Auto-assign to Copilot copilot-pr-ci.yml PR open/update Run CI (build + tests) --- Copilot PR limitations Copilot is treated like an external contributor. PRs are created as Draft by default Before the first Actions run, a manual approval from someone with write access is required After approval, copilot-pr-ci.yml CI runs normally --- planno (plannotator) integration — optional Review the issue spec in planno before assigning to Copilot (independent skill, not required): After approval, add the ai-copilot label → trigger Actions. --- Common use cases 1. Label-based Copilot queue 2. Combined with Vibe Kanban / Conductor 3. External system integration 4. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aiskillstore/copilot-coding-agent