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Add Custom Agents to gh agent-task create #12066

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@june1963

Describe the feature or problem you’d like to solve

With the release of Custom Agents (docs), it would be fantastic if we could programmatically create agentic tasks using the Custom Agents we define in our projects. Currently the only way to create an agent task is by going to https://github.com/copilot/agents, in github.com, or by going to repository and creating the task there via the web UI.

Proposed solution

Add Custom Agents as a new additional option/flag for gh agent-task create (source) to specifically assign a Custom Agent an agentic task.

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  1. github-actions commented on Oct 31, 2025

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    Thank you for your issue! We have categorized it as a feature request, and it has been added to our backlog. In doing so, we are not committing to implementing this feature at this time, but, we will consider it for future releases based on community feedback and our own product roadmap.

    Unless you see the help wanted Contributions welcome label, we are not currently looking for external contributions for this feature.

    If you come across this issue and would like to see it implemented, please add a thumbs up! This will help us prioritize the feature. Please only comment if you have additional information or viewpoints to contribute.

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