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GitHub’s Changelog dated October 28, 2026 says Shared Copilot Automations are rolling out. That is a staged rollout, not a Changelog line that says generally available. Copilot Automations combine prompts, triggers, and tools so Copilot runs autonomously in the cloud using only allowed tools, for example reproducing a bug when an issue opens, capturing screenshots when a PR is ready, or investigating an incident when monitoring fires. Billing context on this site: GitHub Copilot AI Credits: GitHub Now Bills by the Token, and Your Model Choice Sets the Price.
Shared versus personal
Until now, automations were personal: only the creator could see and edit them, and they used that person’s identity and AI credits. Shared automations are built for team workflows. Everyone with read access to the repository can see a shared automation; anyone with write access can edit it. AI credits are billed to the repository owner (organization or user), not to the person who created the automation. Actions on GitHub are attributed to Copilot. Shared automations belong to the repository, so they keep running if the creator leaves, and change history shows how tools, triggers, and prompts evolved. Type (Shared versus personal) cannot be changed after creation.
For shared automations to run in an organization-owned repository, an administrator must enable “Allow use of Copilot cloud agent billed to the organization.”
Where to create and who gets it
On github.com, the GitHub Copilot app, or Visual Studio Code, an automation’s Type can be set to Shared. Shared Copilot Automations are rolling out to users on Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise. Availability may vary as the rollout progresses. Once available, write access to the repository is required.
Model picker context: Which Models GitHub Copilot Offers Right Now, and What Each One Costs. A different vendor’s scheduled automations (not Copilot): Why Agents API Scheduled Automations Show Completed Before Work Finishes.
This is a rolling-out announcement, not a generally available claim in the Changelog. Details follow the GitHub Changelog. For reference only.