You have a GitHub Enterprise Cloud repository that uses GitHub Actions for CI and requires...

Requirement

Selection

To draft and open the pull request

GitHub Copilot coding agent assigned to an issue

To automate the pull request review before human review

GitHub Copilot code review on the pull request

Assigning an issue to the GitHub Copilot coding agent initiates the implementation workflow. The agent uses the issue as its task definition, works in a dedicated branch, prepares the code and tests, and opens a draft pull request. This creates a reviewable implementation boundary before changes reach the protected branch.

GitHub Copilot code review belongs on the resulting pull request because it evaluates the actual diff. Plan mode can help formulate an approach, but it neither opens a pull request nor performs an automated review of the implemented code. The correct sequence is issue assignment, implementation pull request, automated review, then human review.

This separates planning, coding, automated inspection, and human accountability. CI validates executable behavior, Copilot review identifies potential code-level concerns, and the human reviewer retains approval responsibility.

Study-guide topics: agent-driven SDLC workflows, pull-request automation, code review, and human approval.

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