GitHub Copilot app for Beginners: Automate Dependabot pull request triage

The GitHub Blog is describing how developers can use GitHub Copilot app automations to handle Dependabot pull request triage automatically. The blog walks through creating a scheduled automation that reviews open pull requests, groups them by risk, checks CI status, and delivers a summary before the workday starts. You describe the task in plain language, pick a repository, and Copilot does the first pass of review, with the option to continue from the results in a Copilot session if a major upgrade needs extra work. The post frames it as turning repetitive maintenance into background work, freeing developers to focus on decisions that need their judgment.

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