Assign issues to Copilot coding agent from Raycast

Source: GitHub Changelog

Overview

Copilot coding agent is an asynchronous, autonomous background agent. You delegate a task to Copilot, it works in the background, and then requests a review from you.

Assigning Issues from Raycast

You can assign issues to Copilot directly from Raycast, a free launcher for Windows and macOS that can launch apps, search files, control your system, and use community‑built extensions such as the GitHub Copilot extension.

After installing the extension:

1. Invoke the “Assign Issue to Copilot” command.
2. Select the repository and the issue you want to assign.
3. Press Ctrl + Enter (Windows) or Cmd + Enter (macOS) to assign the issue.

Copilot will open a pull request, work on the task in the background, and request a review from you when it’s finished.

Available Commands

• Assign Issue to Copilot – Assign an existing GitHub issue to the coding agent.
• Create Task – Start a new task without an existing issue.
• View Tasks – Track the progress of tasks you’ve already started.

Availability & Requirements

Copilot coding agent is available to subscribers of Copilot Pro, Copilot Pro+, Copilot Business, and Copilot Enterprise.

If you belong to a Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise organization, an administrator must enable Copilot coding agent from the Policies page before you can use it.