GitHub Copilot: In-IDE Pull Request Reviews in Visual Studio

A Native Pull Request Review Experience

GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio's June update introduces a full in-IDE pull request review workflow. Previously, reviewing a pull request meant leaving Visual Studio for a browser tab on GitHub or Azure DevOps. With this release, developers can browse open pull requests, read the diff, leave comments, approve changes, and complete or merge the pull request without switching context.

Reviewing in Checked-Out Code

When a developer has the relevant branch checked out locally, Copilot's PR review view lets them apply a reviewer's suggested code change directly to their working copy with a single click. Alternatively, Copilot can read a review comment together with the surrounding code and generate a fix automatically, saving the manual step of translating feedback into an edit.

Status at a Glance

The Overview tab consolidates the information a reviewer usually has to hunt for across multiple browser tabs: status checks, merge conflicts, and required approvals are all visible in one place. Approvals can be granted directly from the diff view, and Azure DevOps pull requests get additional vote options to match that platform's review model. Once a review is complete, the pull request can be completed or merged without leaving Visual Studio.

Pairs With Copilot Chat

The new review experience is designed to work alongside "Add to Copilot Chat." Developers who want help triaging a large pull request or summarizing what changed can pull the PR directly into a chat session for that assistance, then return to the native review view to act on it.

Availability

The in-IDE pull request review experience ships to every GitHub Copilot plan supported in Visual Studio, including Free, Student, Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise.