# Starting GitHub Copilot sessions

> Choose your preferred way to start Copilot cloud agent sessions.

- 网址：https://funcoding.ai/agents/github-copilot/how-tos/use-copilot-agents/cloud-agent/start-copilot-sessions/
- 来源：GitHub Copilot 官方文档原文（英文），CC-BY-4.0 许可，同步于 2026-10-11
- 官方原文：https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/use-copilot-agents/cloud-agent/start-copilot-sessions

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You can start Copilot cloud agent from several clients. Choose the one that fits your workflow:

* [GitHub](https://funcoding.ai/agents/github-copilot/how-tos/use-copilot-agents/cloud-agent/use-cloud-agent-on-github/) — issues, agents tab, dashboard, Copilot Chat, new repositories, and failing GitHub Actions runs
* [GitHub Mobile](https://funcoding.ai/agents/github-copilot/how-tos/use-copilot-agents/cloud-agent/use-cloud-agent-on-mobile/)
* [IDEs](https://docs.github.com/copilot/how-tos/use-copilot-agents/cloud-agent/use-cloud-agent-in-your-ide) — Visual Studio Code, JetBrains, Eclipse, and Visual Studio 2026
* [REST API](https://funcoding.ai/agents/github-copilot/how-tos/use-copilot-agents/cloud-agent/use-cloud-agent-via-the-api/)
* [GitHub CLI](https://funcoding.ai/agents/github-copilot/how-tos/use-copilot-agents/cloud-agent/use-cloud-agent-from-cli/)
* [GitHub MCP Server](https://funcoding.ai/agents/github-copilot/how-tos/use-copilot-agents/cloud-agent/use-cloud-agent-with-mcp/)
* [Jira](https://funcoding.ai/agents/github-copilot/how-tos/copilot-integrations/integrate-cloud-agent-with-jira/)
* [Slack](https://funcoding.ai/agents/github-copilot/how-tos/copilot-integrations/integrate-cloud-agent-with-slack/)
* [Microsoft Teams](https://funcoding.ai/agents/github-copilot/how-tos/copilot-integrations/integrate-cloud-agent-with-teams/)
* [Azure Boards](https://funcoding.ai/agents/github-copilot/how-tos/copilot-integrations/integrate-cloud-agent-with-azure-boards/)
* [Linear](https://funcoding.ai/agents/github-copilot/how-tos/copilot-integrations/integrate-cloud-agent-with-linear/)
* [Raycast](https://funcoding.ai/agents/github-copilot/how-tos/use-copilot-agents/cloud-agent/use-cloud-agent-from-raycast/)

You can also start sessions automatically, on a schedule or in response to events such as an issue being opened, by setting up an automation. See [AUTOTITLE](https://funcoding.ai/agents/github-copilot/how-tos/use-copilot-agents/cloud-agent/create-automations/).

Copilot will start working on the task in the background. Some entry points open a pull request automatically. In other cases, you can prompt Copilot to open a pull request, or create a pull request when Copilot finishes work, from the session logs.

For more information, see [AUTOTITLE](https://funcoding.ai/agents/github-copilot/concepts/copilot-surfaces/copilot-on-github/).