github-copilot-agent-tips-and-tricks

# GitHub Copilot Agent Tips and Tricks Use this guide to find, review, and work with Copilot coding agent pull requests in gh-aw. ## Identifying Copilot Agent PRs ### Branch Naming Convention Copilot coding agent branches use the `copilot/` prefix, which makes them easy to identify and filter. **Examples from this repository:** - `copilot/add-cache-for-imported-workflows` - `copilot/fix-istruthy-bundling-issue` - `copilot/update-audit-command-copilot` - `copilot/refactor-mcp-tool-rendering` ### Author Attribution Copilot coding agent PRs are typically authored by: - `app/github-copilot` - The GitHub Copilot bot account - Individual developers using Copilot as an assistant ## Searching for Copilot Agent PRs ### Using GitHub CLI (`gh`) **Prerequisites:** ```bash # Authenticate with GitHub CLI gh auth login ``` **Search by author (GitHub Copilot bot):** ```bash # List all PRs created by the Copilot bot gh pr list --author "app/github-copilot" --limit 100 # Include closed PRs gh pr list --author "app/github-copilot" --state all --limit 100 # Get detailed JSON output gh pr list --author "app/github-copilot" --json number,title,author,headRefName,createdAt,state ``` **Search by branch prefix:** ```bash # Find all PRs from copilot/* branches gh pr list --search "head:copilot/" --state all # Combine with other filters gh pr list --search "head:copilot/ is:open" gh pr list --search "head:copilot/ is:merged" ``` **Filter with jq:** ```bash # Extract specific fields gh p...