How to ban Copilot from GitHub repo?

[maltfield]

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Copilot in GitHub

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How can I ban the user named Copilot from being able to access or make contributions to our GitHub repository?

Recently, I had a user submit a PR to a GitHub repo that I own. And then, some very dumb user named Copoilot just swooped into the conversation and did a code review of the PR.

Our repo has a policy explicitly forbidding content generated from AI.

I can choose to "Block user"	The "Block user" option is missing for "Copilot"

I tried to click on the three-dot-menu next to the Copilot user's spam, but the Block user button was surprisingly missing?!?

How do I Block the Copilot user from my GitHub repo?

[maltfield]

See also https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/182412/how-to-ban-copilot-from-github-repo

Hey @maltfield 👋🏻 Copilot code review is a GitHub platform feature, not a regular user account, which is why Block user isn't available.

To prevent Copilot from reviewing PRs in your repository, you have a few options:

If you own the repository:

• Go to your repository Settings and disable automatic Copilot code review

If you're an organization or enterprise admin:

• Navigate to AI controls → Agents → Copilot code review and disable or block it for your repositories

For full details on configuring or disabling automatic code review:
https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/how-tos/agents/copilot-code-review/configuring-automatic-code-review-by-copilot

For blocking Copilot code review at the enterprise level:
https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/how-tos/administer-copilot/manage-for-enterprise/manage-agents/block-agentic-features

If Copilot reviewed a PR without anyone in your repo requesting it, it's likely because the PR author has automatic reviews enabled on their personal Copilot plan. The enterprise/org-level block will override this for your repositories.

I hope that answers your questions! Please let us know if you're able to resolve this or not. Thanks!