Merge branch 'main' into checkout-action-version

Author: Abhinavexists

.github/workflows/feedback-prompt.yml

@@ -45,17 +45,32 @@ jobs:
         with:
           github-token: ${{ secrets.DOCS_BOT_PAT_BASE }}
           script: |
-            // Get PR author username
             const pr = context.payload.pull_request;
             const prAuthor = pr.user.login;
+            const assignees = (pr.assignees ?? [])
+              .filter(a => a.login.toLowerCase() !== "copilot")
+              .map(a => "@" + a.login)
+              .join(" ");
 
-            // Compose the comment body as a plain text message to post on the PR
-            const commentBody =
-              "👋 @" + prAuthor +
-              " - Please leave us feedback on your contributing experience! " +
-              "To do this, please go to `#docs-contributor-feedback` on Slack.";
+            let commentBody;
+
+            if (assignees) {
+              commentBody =
+                "👋 " + assignees +
+                " - Please leave us feedback on your contributing experience! " +
+                "To do this, please go to `#docs-contributor-feedback` on Slack.";
+            } else if (prAuthor.toLowerCase() !== "copilot") {
+              commentBody =
+                "👋 @" + prAuthor +
+                " - Please leave us feedback on your contributing experience! " +
+                "To do this, please go to `#docs-contributor-feedback` on Slack.";
+            } else {
+              // nobody to mention!
+              commentBody =
+                "👋 Please leave us feedback on your contributing experience! " +
+                "To do this, please go to `#docs-contributor-feedback` on Slack.";
+            }
 
-            // Post the comment
             await github.rest.issues.createComment({
               owner: context.repo.owner,
               repo: context.repo.repo,

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,29 @@
 # Docs changelog
 
+**25 November 2025**
+
+We've added details of files that are excluded from Copilot code reviews. 
+
+See [About GitHub Copilot code review](https://docs.github.com/copilot/concepts/agents/code-review#excluded-files).
+
+<hr>
+
+**24 November 2025**
+
+We've added a new tutorial on burning down technical debt in a project: 
+
+[Using GitHub Copilot to reduce technical debt](https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/tutorials/reduce-technical-debt)
+
+The addition of this tutorial was prompted by a presentation by Brittany Ellich at this year's GitHub Universe conference: [Tackling your tech debt with Copilot coding agent](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LafpndhNC_E), and is based on a GitHub community post by Akash Sharma: [Stop Letting Technical Debt Slow You Down](https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/178975).
+
+<hr>
+
+**13 November 2025**
+
+We've published a new tutorial on [using custom instructions for Copilot code review](https://docs.github.com/copilot/tutorials/use-custom-instructions). In this tutorial you'll learn how to write effective custom instructions that help Copilot provide more relevant and actionable code reviews.
+
+<hr>
+
 **31 October 2025**
 
 A large amount of new information was added to the GitHub documentation website to coincide with the GitHub Universe 2025 conference. Here are links to some of the new and updated articles.

Dockerfile

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------
 # To update the sha:
 # https://github.com/github/gh-base-image/pkgs/container/gh-base-image%2Fgh-base-noble
-FROM ghcr.io/github/gh-base-image/gh-base-noble:20251016-101023-g0e97a15f4 AS base
+FROM ghcr.io/github/gh-base-image/gh-base-noble:20251119-090131-gb27dc275c AS base
 
 # Install curl for Node install and determining the early access branch
 # Install git for cloning docs-early-access & translations repos

assets/images/help/copilot/activity-report-org.png

@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ Let's compare some aspects of each solution:
 | Called directly within a job, not from a step | Run as a step within a job |
 | Can contain multiple jobs | Does not contain jobs |
 | Each step is logged in real-time | Logged as one step even if it contains multiple steps |
-| Can connect a maximum of ten levels of workflows | Can be nested to have up to 10 composite actions in one workflow |
+| Can connect a maximum of {% ifversion fpt or ghec %}ten {% else %}four {% endif %}levels of workflows | Can be nested to have up to 10 composite actions in one workflow |
 | Can use secrets | Cannot use secrets |
+| Cannot be published to the [marketplace](https://github.com/marketplace?type=actions) | Can be published to the [marketplace](https://github.com/marketplace?type=actions) |
 
 ## Workflow templates