{"slug": "github-mobile-fix-merge-conflicts-with-copilot-cloud-agent", "title": "GitHub Mobile: Fix merge conflicts with Copilot cloud agent", "summary": "GitHub Mobile now lets users fix pull request merge conflicts using Copilot cloud agent directly from the mobile app. The feature allows developers to tap 'Fix with Copilot' to generate a prefilled prompt that launches the agent to resolve conflicts. This update aims to streamline mobile workflows for unblocking pull requests.", "body_md": "# GitHub Mobile: Fix merge conflicts with Copilot cloud agent\n\nGitHub Mobile now supports fixing pull request merge conflicts with Copilot cloud agent, making it easier to unblock pull requests while you’re on the go.\n\nWhen a pull request has merge conflicts, you can now start the Copilot workflow directly from the pull request merge box on mobile. Tap **Fix with Copilot** to prepopulate a comment asking Copilot to resolve the conflicts, then submit it to launch Copilot cloud agent.\n\nThis brings the streamlined “fix merge conflicts” experience to GitHub Mobile, so you can:\n\n- View merge conflict alerts in the mobile app.\n- Start Copilot cloud agent from the pull request merge box.\n- Ask Copilot to resolve conflicts with a prefilled prompt.\n- Get clear feedback when the request succeeds or if something goes wrong.\n\nYou can also continue to mention `@copilot`\n\nin pull request comments to ask Copilot to help with other tasks, such as:\n\n- Fixing failing GitHub Actions workflows.\n- Addressing code review comments.\n- Adding tests or making follow-up code changes.\n\nThis is now available on the latest production build of GitHub Mobile on [iOS](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/github/id1477376905) and [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.github.android).\n\nJoin the discussion within [GitHub Community](https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/categories/mobile).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-mobile-fix-merge-conflicts-with-copilot-cloud-agent", "canonical_source": "https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-08-github-mobile-fix-merge-conflicts-with-copilot-cloud-agent", "published_at": "2026-07-08 09:45:22+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-08 16:23:07.663246+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools", "ai-tools", "ai-agents"], "entities": ["GitHub", "Copilot"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-mobile-fix-merge-conflicts-with-copilot-cloud-agent", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-mobile-fix-merge-conflicts-with-copilot-cloud-agent.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-mobile-fix-merge-conflicts-with-copilot-cloud-agent.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-mobile-fix-merge-conflicts-with-copilot-cloud-agent.jsonld"}}