Overview
- The new public-preview feature formally adds approvals to Copilot’s reviews so its sign-offs count toward a repository’s required approvals.
- Teams must opt in and the capability is disabled by default so administrators choose whether to allow AI approvals.
- Administrators can enable the feature at enterprise, organization, or repository levels and can restrict Copilot approvals to specific file paths.
- Copilot approvals behave like human approvals and are automatically dismissed if new commits are pushed, and teams can request fresh Copilot reviews.
- A related Microsoft release for Azure Repos keeps Copilot feedback advisory only, bills per review with delayed reporting, and highlights that GitHub’s approver role is a controlled, paid preview meant for experimentation rather than wholesale replacement of human reviewers.