| | --- |
| | title: Using GitHub Copilot to explore pull requests |
| | shortTitle: Explore pull requests |
| | intro: '{% data variables.copilot.copilot_chat %} can help you understand the content, functionality, and status of a pull request.' |
| | topics: |
| | - Copilot |
| | versions: |
| | feature: copilot |
| | redirect_from: |
| | - /copilot/tutorials/using-copilot-to-explore-pull-requests |
| | contentType: tutorials |
| | category: |
| | - Accelerate PR velocity |
| | - Author and optimize with Copilot |
| | --- |
| | |
| | ## Introduction |
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| | You can ask {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} different questions about a pull request, from different views within the pull request. For example, you can ask {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to summarize a pull request, or explain what has changed within specific files or lines of code in a pull request. |
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| | ## Get a summary of a pull request |
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| | You can ask {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to summarize a pull request, or to provide information about the status of a pull request. |
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| | 1. On {% data variables.product.github %}, navigate to a pull request in a repository. |
| | 1. In the top right corner of the page, click the {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} icon (**{% octicon "copilot" aria-label="Copilot icon" %}**) to open {% data variables.copilot.copilot_chat_short %}. |
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| | {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} will use the pull request as context for your question. |
| | 1. At the bottom of the {% data variables.copilot.copilot_chat_short %} panel, in the prompt box, type a question and press <kbd>Enter</kbd>. |
| | |
| | ### Example prompts |
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| | The following prompts are examples of the kind of questions you can ask {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to help you find out about a pull request. |
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| | * `Summarize this pull request` |
| | * `What is the current status of this pull request?` |
| | * `What are the main changes in this pull request?` |
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| | ## Ask about changes to a specific file in a pull request |
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| | You can ask {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to explain the changes made to a specific file in a pull request, or to provide information about the status of a file in a pull request. |
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| | 1. On {% data variables.product.github %}, navigate to a pull request in a repository. |
| | 1. Click the **Files changed** tab. |
| | 1. To the right side of a line in the file you want to ask about, click the {% octicon "triangle-down" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Show file actions" %} icon, then click **{% octicon "copilot" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="copilot" %} {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %}**, and select **Ask about this diff**. |
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| | This opens {% data variables.copilot.copilot_chat_short %} with the file changes indicated as the context of your question. |
| | 1. Type a question in the prompt box at the bottom of the chat panel and press <kbd>Enter</kbd>. |
| | |
| | ### Example prompts |
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| | * `What are the changes in this file?` |
| | * `What is the status of this file in the pull request?` |
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| | ## Ask about specific lines within a file in a pull request |
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| | You can ask {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to explain specific lines of code in a pull request, or to provide information about the status of those lines. |
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| | 1. On {% data variables.product.github %}, navigate to a pull request in a repository. |
| | 1. Click the **Files changed** tab. |
| | 1. Click the line number for the first line you want to select, then hold down <kbd>Shift</kbd> and click the line number for the last line you want to select. |
| | 1. To the right side of one of the selected lines, click the {% octicon "triangle-down" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="Show file actions" %} icon, then click **{% octicon "copilot" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="copilot" %} {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %}**, and select **Ask about this diff**. |
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| | This opens {% data variables.copilot.copilot_chat_short %} with the selected lines indicated as the context of your question. |
| | 1. Type a question in the prompt box at the bottom of the chat panel and press <kbd>Enter</kbd>. |
| | |
| | ### Example prompts |
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| | * `Explain the selected lines of code` |
| | * `What do these lines of code do?` |
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| | ## Ask why a workflow has failed |
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| | You can ask {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} to explain why a workflow has failed in a pull request, and provide suggestions for how to fix the issue. |
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| | 1. On {% data variables.product.github %}, navigate to a pull request in a repository. |
| | 1. Scroll to the bottom of the page, then, next to one of the failing checks, click the ellipsis, and then click **{% octicon "copilot" aria-hidden="true" aria-label="copilot" %} Explain error.** |
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| | This opens {% data variables.copilot.copilot_chat_short %} with the workflow failure indicated as the context of your question and a prompt pre-filled in the chat input box. {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} responds with information about why the pull request failed. {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} may also provide suggestions for how to fix the issue. |
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| | 1. If {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} has provided steps to fix the issue, you can follow the steps to resolve the problem. |
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| | ### Example prompts |
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| | * `Why has this workflow failed?` |
| | * `What can I do to fix this issue?` |
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| | ## Further reading |
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| | * [AUTOTITLE](//copilot/tutorials/using-copilot-to-explore-a-codebase) |
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