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Copilot code review effort levels are generally available
Fri, August 7, 2026
3 mo ago
Lite and Balanced effort levels for GitHub Copilot code review are now generally available. They let you match the depth of a review to the complexity and risk of a pull request. Not every pull request needs the same scrutiny.
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- 2026-09-25: added to 2026-08-07