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When Copilot cloud agent writes code, it automatically runs GitHub’s security and quality validation tools, including CodeQL
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These validation tools now run in parallel rather than sequentially, reducing validation time by 20%.
Key facts
- These validation tools now run in parallel rather than sequentially, reducing validation time by 20%
- When Copilot cloud agent writes code, it automatically runs GitHub’s security and quality validation tools, including CodeQL, the GitHub Advisory Database, secret scanning, and Copilot code review
- You can configure which validation tools the cloud agent runs from the Copilot -> Cloud agent section in repository settings
- To learn more, head to their Copilot cloud agent documentation
Summary
When Copilot cloud agent writes code, it automatically runs GitHub’s security and quality validation tools, including CodeQL, the GitHub Advisory Database, secret scanning, and Copilot code review. You can configure which validation tools the cloud agent runs from the Copilot -> Cloud agent section in repository settings. To learn more, head to their Copilot cloud agent documentation.