Agent Commit Traceability

GitHub has enhanced the Copilot coding agent with improved commit traceability. All commits authored by the Copilot coding agent now include an Agent-Logs-Url trailer in the commit message, which links directly to the full session logs for that commit.

Why This Matters

Better code review context: During code reviews, developers can now access the complete session logs from a single commit to understand why Copilot made a specific change.

Audit and compliance: Teams can trace agent-made changes back to their session logs for auditing, debugging, and compliance purposes.

Clear authorship: Commits continue to be authored by Copilot with the human who initiated the task marked as co-author, making it immediately clear which code was agent-generated.

Getting Started

To leverage this feature, no configuration is required—the Agent-Logs-Url trailer is automatically included in all Copilot coding agent commits. For detailed information, refer to the "Tracking GitHub Copilot's sessions" documentation.

Availability

The Copilot coding agent is available to Copilot Pro, Copilot Pro+, Copilot Business, and Copilot Enterprise subscribers. For Copilot Business or Enterprise users, an administrator must enable the coding agent from the "Policies" page before team members can use it.