Developers juggling multiple tasks need a central hub to track pull requests and issues, and the My work pane in the GitHub Copilot app provides exactly that. This third guide in our series explains how to organise your workflow, moving from the default views to creating custom filters and launching agent sessions directly from your project items.
Default views for pull requests and issues
Opening the My work tab reveals three initial options. The All tab lists every pull request and issue associated with the projects you have touched inside the Copilot app. It does not show every repository you have access to. To add a missing repo, simply start a session pointing to it, and the item will appear in the list.
Alongside All, the interface offers three built-in views:
- Active displays all open pull requests and issues.
- Review requests lists pull requests where others have asked for your input.
- Done shows items that have been closed.
These categories help you distinguish between what requires immediate attention and what is already finished.
Creating your own views and filters
You can build custom views beyond the built-in options. Select New view to get a placeholder name, which you can rename to something like My issues. From here, construct your filter using angle-bracket syntax or the user interface. The UI is often easier for beginners.
For a My issues view, add a filter for Is: Issue to grab all issues. Then add Assignee: Me to show only those assigned to you. Select Save to apply the changes.
Quick filtering is also available. Select the filter at the top to access the same interface. You might prefer sorting by Ascending so oldest items appear first. Save your changes to a new view, update the current one, or discard the edits to revert to the previous state.
Customizing your list and table layouts
Items default to a list view that resembles a set of cards. This clean layout is straightforward for scanning through your work.
Switch to the table view for more control. The table unlocks extra features not found in the list, such as choosing which columns to display, moving them around, and resizing them to fit your preference. You can reset everything to the original layout or switch back to the list view whenever needed.
Starting agent sessions from issues and pull requests
Select any item to bring it up, then start a new session on it. Tell Copilot, Hey, let’s get to work on this, and it will begin using the issue as its context.
In the list view, select multiple items at once, choose Actions, and create new sessions from them. This helps in several ways:
- Several independent feature requests can each spin up an individual session.
- A series of bug reports pointing to the same feature can bundle into a single session by selecting New session.
In either case, you can change the repository the Copilot app uses for its session. This is useful when the repo hosting the issue is separate from the one hosting the code.
Creating issues and changing your repository scope
Near the top of the pane, two buttons offer further help.
The first is the repository filter, set to All Repositories by default. Remember, even this selection is automatically scoped to the repos you have touched inside the Copilot app.
The second is New issue, which lets you create an issue immediately. If you want to add a light mode toggle, select Create to kick off a brand-new session that starts with that issue as its context.
What it means
The My work pane gives you one place to manage all pull requests and issues. You can create custom views, search for specific items, and quickly assign tasks to Copilot to stay organised.
