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[EDI - Builders] - Copilot "How-Tos" ("Create a PR summary") #5528 (#…
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am-stead authored Jul 14, 2025
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## About {% data variables.copilot.copilot_for_prs %}
## Creating a summary for a pull request

You can use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} to generate a summary of a pull request on {% data variables.product.github %}. You can use the summary to help reviewers understand your changes, or to quickly understand the changes in a pull request you're reviewing.

{% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} will scan through the pull request and provide an overview of the changes made in prose, as well as a bulleted list of changes with the files that they impact. You can generate a summary in the following places.

* In the description of a new pull request you're creating
* In the description of an existing pull request, by editing the opening comment
* In a comment on the main timeline of a pull request

To learn more about {% data variables.copilot.copilot_for_prs %} and how to use the feature most effectively, see [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/github-copilot-enterprise/copilot-pull-request-summaries/about-copilot-pull-request-summaries).

## Creating a summary for a pull request

1. On {% data variables.product.github %}, create a pull request or navigate to an existing pull request.

> [!NOTE] {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot %} does not take into account any existing content in the pull request description, so it is best to start with a blank description.
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1. Add any additional context that will help people viewing your pull request.
1. When you're happy with the description, click **Create pull request** on a new pull request, or **Update comment** if you're editing an existing description.

## Further reading

* [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/github-copilot-enterprise/copilot-pull-request-summaries/about-copilot-pull-request-summaries)
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When a user requests a summary, {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} scans through the pull request and provides an overview of the changes made in prose, as well as a bulleted list of changes with the files that they impact.

You can generate a summary in the following places:

* In the description of a new pull request you're creating
* In the description of an existing pull request, by editing the opening comment
* In a comment on the main timeline of a pull request

The only supported language for {% data variables.copilot.copilot_for_prs %} is English.

{% data variables.copilot.copilot_for_prs %} uses a simple-prompt flow leveraging the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} API, with no additional trained models. This utilizes the generic large language model.
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