Copilot Approves Pull Requests: New GitHub Feature

Copilot code review can now approve pull requests. This means Copilot can tell you when a pull request is ready to approve, and administrators can allow it to sign off on that approval. Here's the thing: this ability for Copilot to approve is turned off by default. It can be configured at the enterprise, organization, and repository levels. The approval assessments will appear in the overview comment of every Copilot review. This feature is currently available in public preview for specific GitHub Copilot plans. What's interesting is that an approval assessment alone does not count toward merge requirements. Copilot's determination helps you decide how to act. When enabled, Copilot can submit an approval that counts toward a repository's required-approvals rule. If new commits are pushed after Copilot approves, its approval is dismissed, similar to a human reviewer. The bottom line: Admins have control over this behavior at multiple levels, deciding if and where Copilot can approve. This could change how teams manage their code review process.