[bot] Update Copilot app documentation with recent features - #2586
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Adds documentation for stacked pull request support in Agent Merge, requesting/re-requesting Copilot code reviews from the app, background running via tray/dock, and the Worktree location setting. Adds a Further Reading section linking to the app and CLI changelogs. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Pull request overview
Updates the Copilot app Learning Hub page with recently released desktop features.
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- Documents configurable worktree locations and background operation.
- Adds stacked pull request and code-review capabilities.
- Updates the page’s modification date.
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Documents recent Copilot app features. |
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| From the app, you can request a Copilot code review on a pull request—and re-request a review even from reviewers who already responded—without leaving the session. This keeps the review loop inside the same workspace where the change was made. |
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| Closing the app's main window keeps it running in the background instead of quitting, with tray (Windows/Linux) or Dock (macOS) support to bring it back. This means scheduled automations and in-progress sessions keep running even when the window isn't open. |
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Summary
Reviewed the past week of GitHub Copilot updates (github.blog/changelog, copilot-cli changelog, github/app changelog) against the Learning Hub pages and found the Copilot app page (
github-copilot-app.md) was missing coverage of several recently shipped app features.New features found (from
github/appchangelog v1.1.3–v1.1.5)Other changes reviewed (milestone editing, disk space banner, permission-mode alignment with the CLI, CLI plugin/marketplace and sandbox improvements) were either minor UI polish or already adequately covered by existing pages (e.g.
installing-and-using-plugins.md, last updated 2026-08-04, already documents Open Plugin Spec v1 andmcp.json), so no further edits were made there.Sections updated
website/src/content/docs/learning-hub/github-copilot-app.md:lastUpdatedSources
No new page was warranted — these are incremental refinements to existing app functionality rather than a standalone new capability.
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