Start your new repository with Copilot coding agent (github.blog)

GitHub now lets you start a new repository with the Copilot coding agent: on the “New repository” page there’s a Prompt field where you describe what you want. After creation, Copilot opens a draft pull request, generates the requested code into the repo, and then requests a review from you — effectively scaffolding a project and creating an initial PR in one step. The feature is available to Copilot Pro, Pro+, Business, and Enterprise subscribers; Business and Enterprise admins must enable the coding agent from the “Policies” page before their teams can use it. For AI/ML practitioners this reduces friction for prototyping and standardizing project bootstraps—data pipelines, model training scaffolds, and CI configs can be generated from a single natural-language prompt. Technically, it integrates code-generation into the repo lifecycle (creation → draft PR → human review), which helps enforce review gates while speeding iteration. Important implications include faster experiment setup, easier onboarding, and potential for standardized templates, but it also raises code-quality, security, and licensing review needs since generated code must be audited. Org-level policy controls let admins manage rollout, making it practical for teams to adopt while maintaining governance.