# Migrate from GitHub Copilot cloud agent to Rush

Cancel the Copilot plan; you fall back to Copilot Free. Pushed branches stay. GitHub can export account data as tar.gz.

Facts checked 15 September 2026. Prices and limits move. Read the citations.

## Where Rush sits

Moving from Copilot cloud agent to Rush keeps the repository on GitHub and the issue as the task, and runs it where no 59-minute cap is documented.

## The steps

1. Pushed branches and pull requests stay on GitHub; nothing to export. GitHub can export account data as a tar.gz if you need it.
2. Copy repository instructions for Copilot into AGENTS.md or CLAUDE.md so Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode read them.
3. Rebuild issue assignment as a Rush automation on issues.labeled or issues.opened, or call the API from your own workflow.
4. Cancel the Copilot plan when you are done; you fall back to Copilot Free.
5. Install the Rush GitHub App on the repository in Settings, Integrations, GitHub. A run that needs no repository needs no GitHub.
6. Create an API key in the console under Developers, then start one run: POST /o/{org}/sessions with an agent (claude, codex or opencode) and the task as input. The same call is the create_session tool on the Rush MCP server.
7. Read the result: the pull request and its checks for code, or the report and files under artifacts. A run whose proof is missing ends needs_review, not completed.

## Skip Rush if

- GitHub Copilot cloud agent still does the job you bought it for. This page is the off-ramp, not a reason to leave.
- Rush runs three agents: Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode. It does not host an agent you wrote yourself.
- Repositories come through the Rush GitHub App. A GitLab or Bitbucket repository cannot be a run's repository yet.
- There is no self-hosted or customer-VPC deployment, and we do not publish a compliance report today.
- Compute is metered. Free includes 5 agent-hours a month and Pro 40, each with a weekly ceiling.
- You review the pull request. Rush does not merge for you.

## Questions people actually ask

### What happens to my work on GitHub Copilot cloud agent when I leave?

Cancel the Copilot plan; you fall back to Copilot Free. Pushed branches stay. GitHub can export account data as tar.gz.

### Do I rewrite my instructions for Rush?

Not if they live in the repository. Claude Code reads CLAUDE.md and Codex and OpenCode read AGENTS.md from the checkout, so a file you commit travels with every run. Settings held only inside another product's UI have to be copied into one of those files.

## Keep reading

- [Rush vs GitHub Copilot cloud agent](https://getrush.ai/compare/rush-vs-github-copilot.md)
- [GitHub Copilot cloud agent alternatives](https://getrush.ai/compare/github-copilot-coding-agent-alternatives.md)

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9. GitHub Docs, "Plans for GitHub Copilot", retrieved 2026-09-15. https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/get-started/plans
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11. GitHub Blog, "Copilot coding agent is now generally available", published 2025-09-25. https://github.blog/changelog/2025-09-25-copilot-coding-agent-is-now-generally-available/
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