GitHub Copilot for Jira installs statistics

Turn Jira issues into draft pull requests automatically. Assign GitHub Copilot coding agent and track agent progress in real-time.

Accelerate development velocity and ship features faster

GitHub Copilot for Jira can help engineering teams reduce cycle times and increase throughput by automating coding tasks. Assign work to GitHub Copilot coding agent directly from Jira issues and receive AI-generated pull requests in your GitHub repository, ready for review and deployment.

Key features:

• Direct assignment - Assign GitHub Copilot coding agent just like any team member via the assignee field • @mention activation - Trigger the agent by mentioning it in issue comments • Status updates - See updates as pull requests are generated • Contextual understanding - The agent automatically fetches relevant context from your Jira issues, including descriptions and comments • Interactive collaboration - The agent can ask clarifying questions in Jira when it needs more information

Requirements:

• Jira Cloud instance with Rovo enabled • GitHub users with Copilot coding agent enabled • Connected GitHub repository

Use of this integration signals agreement to GitHub's pre-release terms and an instruction to GitHub to send your organization's data to Atlassian.

Getting started:

• Install the apps from the Atlassian and GitHub Marketplaces • Connect your GitHub organization during setup • Configure which repositories the agent can access • Start assigning issues to GitHub Copilot coding agent

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