GitHub's agentic autofix hits GA: batch 25 alerts into one draft PR

Both of GitHub's AI security tools leave preview at once: autofix validates each fix with CodeQL before the PR, AI Scan reads Terraform and Dockerfiles.

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  • Autofix: 25 alerts, one validated draft PR

    Select up to 25 code-scanning alerts and Copilot explores the repo, writes a fix, reruns CodeQL to confirm it actually closes each alert, then opens a single draft PR with its reasoning and validation steps. You review and comment instead of hand-patching. Needs Code Security or GHAS plus an admin-enabled "Agentic autofix" policy; it draws Code Security AI Credits and Actions minutes, and only works on the default branch.

  • AI Scan reaches the files CodeQL skips

    AI Scan for pull requests is now GA and covers what CodeQL never parsed: PHP, Shell/Bash, Terraform (HCL), Dockerfiles, JSP and Blazor. It runs automatically on PRs, flags risks with an "AI" marker and a suggested fix, and is advisory-only so it won't block merges. Free on public repos with no Copilot license required.

  • The new line on your bill: Code Security AI Credits

    Both tools spend from Code Security AI Credits, shown as "Advanced Security" in enterprise AI-usage billing, and you can cap them with SKU-level budgets. If you flip these on org-wide, set a budget first so an agent fixing 25 alerts at a time doesn't surprise you.

  • OpenAI lets GPT-Live act mid-sentence

    GPT-Live can now call the Decisions API natively while the user is still talking, firing typed decisions off input/output transcript deltas instead of waiting for a full turn. That means voice agents that react before the caller finishes. GPT-Live runs at $0.05/min billed per second; Decisions (on gpt-6-luna) is billed separately.