# GitHub — Trigger Copilot automations with comments

- Company: GitHub (github.com)
- Announced: 2026-08-03T19:14:58+00:00
- Category: new-model
- Subject: Copilot
- Source: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-03-trigger-copilot-automations-with-comments
- Record: https://forck.live/items/3494-trigger-copilot-automations-with-comments

GitHub announces Copilot cloud agent automations triggered by issue or PR comments.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-03-trigger-copilot-automations-with-comments:

> You can now create Copilot cloud agent automations that run when an issue comment or pull request comment is created.

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