GitHub Copilot Coding Agent: Build, Test, and Ship Code Fast

What if you could open a GitHub issue, describe the outcome you want, and come back to a draft PR with tests run and changes ready to review? That's the promise of the GitHub Copilot Coding Agent.

This course is a hands-on guide to delegating real work to an agent that operates in the cloud -- planning tasks, updating multiple files, running checks with GitHub Actions, and iterating based on your feedback -- so you ship faster with less context-switching.

What You'll Learn

• Best practices on how to use the GitHub Copilot Coding Agent to your advantage
• When to use the Coding Agent vs. Agent Mode and how to combine both for maximum efficiency
• The sweet-spot tasks that are ideal for the GitHub Copilot Coding Agent
• How to enable and configure the Coding Agent for a repository within your GitHub Organization/Enterprise
• Writing high-signal issues (clear goals, constraints, acceptance criteria) that the agent can turn into reliable PRs
• Providing additional context to the Coding Agent to ensure it follows your organization's standards
• Guiding runs -- reviewing plans and diffs, giving feedback in comments, and re-running tasks safely
• Automating multi-file changes, test execution, and CI workflows -- without living in your IDE
• Configure the Coding Agent to work with MCP to connect to external data and increase capabilities beyond GitHub

By the end, you'll confidently direct the Coding Agent from idea to issue to draft PR, keeping control over quality while offloading the busywork.