Add "Request review from Copilot" button to Reviewers section #8283
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Co-authored-by: alexr00 <38270282+alexr00@users.noreply.github.com>
- Added addReviewerCopilot backend handler in pullRequestOverview.ts - Added canRequestCopilotReview property to PullRequest interface - Added Copilot review button in Reviewers section UI - Button shows only when Copilot is available and not already a reviewer - Follows same pattern as existing "Assign Copilot" feature Co-authored-by: alexr00 <38270282+alexr00@users.noreply.github.com>
- Store assignable users in _assignableUsers member variable - Reuse cached data in addReviewerCopilot instead of fetching again - Improves performance by avoiding duplicate getAssignableUsers() calls Co-authored-by: alexr00 <38270282+alexr00@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Add shortcut button to request review from Copilot
Add "Request review from Copilot" button to Reviewers section
Dec 10, 2025
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src/github/pullRequestOverview.ts
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| await this._item.requestReview([copilotUser], []); | ||
| const newReviewers = await this._item.getReviewRequests(); | ||
| this._existingReviewers = parseReviewers(newReviewers!, await this._item.getTimelineEvents(), this._item.author); | ||
| const reply = { |
- Created ChangeReviewersReply interface in views.ts - Updated addReviewerCopilot to use typed reply instead of inline object - Fixed copilotUser reference instead of using removed COPILOT_REVIEWER_ACCOUNT - Removed unused imports Co-authored-by: alexr00 <38270282+alexr00@users.noreply.github.com>
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Implementation Plan for "Request review from Copilot" Feature ✅
Based on the issue screenshot and codebase analysis, I added a button in the Reviewers section to request a review from Copilot (similar to the existing "Assign Copilot" button in the Assignees section).
Implementation Checklist:
Summary
The feature is now fully implemented with proper type definitions. The button will appear in the Reviewers section of the PR sidebar when:
Security Summary
✅ No security vulnerabilities detected by CodeQL analysis.
Original prompt
✨ Let Copilot coding agent set things up for you — coding agent works faster and does higher quality work when set up for your repo.