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January 15, 20251 Minute Read

Copilot Users Can Ask About A Failed Actions Job (GA)

The ability to ask Copilot about Actions job failures is now Generally Available.

Simply press “Explain Error” from the pull request merge box or the Actions job page to chat with Copilot about why a job failed, and get tailored guidance on how to resolve the issue.

To get started, in the pull request merge box, select “More actions” for a failing check, and then “Explain Error” to get help. Or, on the job page for the failed job, hit the same button next to the search bar.

Image of Explain Error in the merge box of a PR

Copilot can analyze one job at a time. Each time it’s used, it consumes a chat message. See the Copilot subscriptions page for more information on chat allowances for each Copilot plan.

We’d love to hear your feedback! Do drop it in the discussion in the GitHub Community.

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Copilot Users Can Ask About A Failed Actions Job (GA) - GitHub Changelog