GitHub Copilot now offers contextual commit message suggestions for github.com file changes, making documentation an effortless part of your workflow.

With this enhancement, Copilot automatically suggests a concise summary of changes made through the file editor on github.com.

File deletions will continue to use the existing Delete filename default, and adding a file without any contents will continue to use the existing Add filename default.

Copilot commit message generation is available to both Copilot Free users and all paid Copilot subscribers. It also does not consume usage quota.
Organizations and enterprises can enable this and other features in public preview by selecting Opt in to preview features in the Copilot in github.com setting. If your Enterprise has rulesets for commit metadata enabled, you will still see a default commit message in commits made in organization-related files. This feature is also available in GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency.

Join the discussion within GitHub Community, or give us feedback on this feature.

New Copilot Spaces features

We’ve also launched the following features for GitHub Copilot Spaces. You’re now able to do the following:

• Select and link an entire repository to your space
• Add a code file via URL or from the code view
• Select a directory, which will watch for all future files added under that directory
• Select a branch

Disclaimer: The UI for features in public preview is subject to change.