# GitHub Agent automation controls in GitHub Issues in public preview

- Product: GitHub (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github)
- Vendor: GitHub
- Date: 2026-07-23
- Original notes: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-23-agent-automation-controls-in-github-issues-in-public-preview
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/github/releases/2026-07-23-agent-automation-controls-in-github-issues-in-pub

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Agent automations increasingly label, type, assign, and close issues for you. GitHub Issues now shows the reason behind each change and lets you review them before they’re applied, so you… The post Ag…

- **added** — Agent automations now display the reason behind each change made to issues
- **added** — Review agent automation changes to issues before they are applied