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The AI Reviewer Gets Its Own Locked Workshop
GitHub added head-branch instructions, custom setup steps, separate runners, and a default firewall to Copilot code review.
Summary
GitHub added head-branch instructions, custom setup steps, separate runners, and a default firewall to Copilot code review.
Copilot code review now reads instruction files from a pull request's head branch, including AGENTS.md, and recognizes additional review-guidance filenames. Repositories can define a dedicated setup workflow, while organizations can configure review runners separately from the cloud coding agent. Network access is firewalled by default on supported hosted runners; self-hosted runners do not currently receive that firewall.
Why it matters
GitHub added head-branch instructions, custom setup steps, separate runners, and a default firewall to Copilot code review.
Limits and context
- Network access is firewalled by default on supported hosted runners; self-hosted runners do not currently receive that firewall.
Key claims
GitHub added head-branch instructions, custom setup steps, separate runners, and a default firewall to Copilot code review.
Qualification: Network access is firewalled by default on supported hosted runners; self-hosted runners do not currently receive that firewall.
Evidence: source-2026-07-18-007
Sources
- GitHub Changelog: Copilot code review configurabilityGitHub · secondary reporting
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