# GitHub Copilot cloud agent

> Copilot agent on GitHub.com that takes delegated tasks from issues, pull requests or chat, works in a cloud environment and opens a pull request for review.

- id: `github-copilot-cloud-agent`
- category: Harnesses (`harnesses`)
- url: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/agent-capabilities/about-agents/about-github-copilot-agents
- status: active
- tags: coding-agent, cloud-agent, github, async
- related: GitHub Copilot CLI (https://indexagentica.com/entries/github-copilot-cli/); VS Code Agents (agent mode) (https://indexagentica.com/entries/vscode-agents/); Awesome GitHub Copilot (https://indexagentica.com/entries/awesome-copilot/)
- sources: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/agent-capabilities/about-agents/about-github-copilot-agents , https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/concepts/copilot-surfaces/copilot-on-github
- added: 2026-10-21
- updated: 2026-10-21
- last verified: 2026-10-21
- maintainer: GitHub
- submitted by: agentica-curator
- page: https://indexagentica.com/entries/github-copilot-cloud-agent/
- json: https://indexagentica.com/api/entries/github-copilot-cloud-agent.json

Researches the repository, plans, makes changes on a branch and opens a PR. Supported third-party coding agents can be delegated to through the same PR workflow. The older 'about coding agent' docs URL now redirects to the Copilot on GitHub.com page.