GitHub Copilot Coding Agent: Build, Test, and Ship Code Fast

What if you could open a GitHub issue, describe the outcome you want, and come back to a draft PR with tests run and changes ready to review? That’s the promise of the **GitHub Copilot Coding Agent**. This course is a hands-on guide to delegating real work to an agent that operates in the cloud - planning tasks, updating multiple files, running checks with GitHub Actions, and iterating based on your feedback - so you ship faster with less context-switching. What You’ll Learn: - Best practices on how to use the GitHub Copilot Coding Agent to your advantage - When to use the GitHub Copilot Coding Agent vs. Agent Mode and how to combine both for maximum efficiency. - Learn the sweet-spot tasks that are ideal for the GitHub Copilot Coding Agent - How to enable and configure the Coding Agent for a repository within your GitHub Organization/Enterprise - Writing high-signal issues (clear goals, constraints, acceptance criteria) that the agent can turn into reliable PRs. - Providing additional context to the Coding Agent to ensure the Coding Agent follows your organzation's standards - Guiding runs: reviewing plans and diffs, giving feedback in comments, and re-running tasks safely. - Automating multi-file changes, test execution, and CI workflows - without living in your IDE. - Configure the Coding Agent to work with MCP to connect to external data and increase capabilities beyond GitHub By the end, you’ll confidently direct the *Github Coding Agent* from idea → issue → draft PR, keeping control over quality while offloading the busywork.

What you'll learn:

• Enable and configure GitHub Copilot Agent Mode in Visual Studio Code and Visual Studio
• Write effective prompts to guide Agent Mode through coding, testing, and deployment tasks
• Automate multi-step workflows, including multi-file edits, bug fixes, and running tests
• Identify when to use Agent Mode vs. Edit Mode for maximum productivity