GitHub Copilot for Jira is now generally available. Since launching the public preview in March 2026, we have shipped a series of enhancements based on your feedback, including model selection, Confluence context via MCP, custom agents, custom fields, space-level guidance, and review request notifications in Jira.

Today’s release to general availability builds on that foundation with new capabilities designed to give you greater visibility and control over agent sessions.

What’s new

Streaming agent progress to Jira

You can now monitor the coding agent’s progress directly within your Jira issue in real time. As the agent works, status updates stream back to the Jira ticket so you can follow along without switching to GitHub.

Post-session steering

After the agent completes its work and opens a draft pull request, you can now provide follow-up instructions directly in the Jira chat panel. The agent will continue working on the same pull request rather than creating a new one. This keeps your changes consolidated in a single review.

Simplified onboarding

We have reduced the configuration required to get started. Connecting your GitHub organization and repositories to the Jira app is now faster with fewer steps at the point of setup.

What shipped during public preview

Since launching in March, we delivered two rounds of enhancements:

  • Model selection from within Jira
  • Jira ticket references in pull request titles
  • Confluence context via MCP
  • Custom agents and custom fields
  • Space-level custom guidance
  • Review request notifications in Jira
  • Improved onboarding guidance and error messaging

Getting started

Install the GitHub Copilot for Jira app from the Atlassian Marketplace or update to the latest version if you already have it installed.

We will continue to enhance this integration based on your feedback. For assistance or feature requests, contact GitHub Support.