Introducing Expanded Copilot Autofix for CodeQL Alerts 🤖

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We are excited to announce a significant enhancement to Copilot Autofix, a feature designed to help you fix code scanning alerts and avoid introducing new security vulnerabilities. Copilot Autofix leverages large language models to suggest potential fixes, making it easier to address security issues in your code.

Expanded Coverage of CodeQL Security Alerts

We have recently expanded the range of CodeQL security alerts where Copilot can suggest an autofix. This expansion now covers a group that accounts for 29% of all CodeQL alerts. As a result, we have seen:

• An 8% overall increase in alerts with an available autofix.
• A 270% increase in autofixes for this specific group of improved alerts.

With more autofix suggestions available, you can resolve security issues identified by CodeQL more easily. You can either apply Copilot’s suggested fix directly or use it as a starting point for your own edits.

How We Improved Autofix Suggestions

To make these improvements, we analyzed our usage data to understand the most common types of alerts where Copilot was not suggesting fixes. We then made a targeted effort to enhance autofix for these alerts. This systematic approach has led to more effective and relevant fix suggestions.

Looking Ahead

We continuously evaluate the performance of CodeQL and Copilot Autofix to ensure they provide the best possible support for your security needs. Stay tuned for more improvements in the future.

Read more about the testing process that GitHub uses to identify the quality of autofix suggestions.

Check out the update for this in The GitHub Blog: Copilot Autofix is available for more code scanning alerts :rock

Stay secure with the new and improved Copilot Autofix for CodeQL alerts!