The Pipeline Mag Podcast

GitHub Copilot Can Approve Pull Requests, Then Close Its Own Comments

In September 2026, GitHub Copilot gained the ability to approve pull requests and automatically resolve its own review comments. While GitHub introduced scoping and dismissal safeguards alongside performance data from ensemble-review modes, the platform has yet to publish accuracy metrics for automated approvals.

Independent research studying automated reviewers like CodeRabbit found developers reject over 56% of generated review comments, highlighting a broader lack of scorecards for AI code review.

This episode was made from the article GitHub Copilot Can Approve Pull Requests, Then Close Its Own Comments.