gh-agent-session

Official

Create Copilot agent sessions via gh agent-task.

Authorgithub
Version1.0.0
Installs0

System Documentation

What problem does it solve?

The GitHub CLI Agent Session Extension streamlines automated, auditable code changes by turning natural language instructions into GitHub Copilot-driven agent sessions that create and manage pull requests.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Create agent sessions via gh agent-task to initiate automated code changes from plain language descriptions.
  • List, view, and update existing sessions across repositories, enabling cross-repo workflow automation.
  • Leverage safe-outputs and authentication controls to govern when and how agent-driven changes are applied.

Quick Start

Install the agent-task extension and start a session with a descriptive task: gh extension install github/agent-task gh agent-task create "Refactor authentication flow" gh agent-task view 123

Dependency Matrix

Required Modules

None required

Components

Standard package

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Name: gh-agent-session
Download link: https://github.com/github/gh-aw/archive/main.zip#gh-agent-session

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