How to turn Jira tickets into draft PRs with GitHub Copilot

GitHub demonstrates how to kick off GitHub Copilot work directly from Jira to produce a draft pull request, including three ways to trigger Copilot and what the review-ready output looks like in GitHub.

Overview

The video shows how to start GitHub Copilot work from a Jira ticket so Copilot can create a ready-to-review draft PR in GitHub.

Ways to trigger Copilot from Jira

• Set Copilot as the assignee on the Jira ticket
• Mention Copilot in a comment
• Use Atlassian automation to trigger Copilot

What happens during the Copilot flow

• Copilot asks clarifying questions in the Jira context
• Copilot streams an activity log in the Jira chat pane
• Copilot creates a draft pull request in GitHub for review