# Code coverage automatic enablement in Code Quality settings

DevFeed: [Code coverage automatic enablement in Code Quality settings](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/code-coverage-automatic-enablement-in-code-quality-settings-71547.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-04-code-coverage-automatic-enablement-in-code-quality-settings>)

Author: Allison

Published: 2026-08-04T12:36:32Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [GitHub Changelog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/github-changelog.md>)

Topics: [Continuous integration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/continuous-integration.md>), [mutation-testing](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mutation-testing.md>), [CI/CD](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cicd.md>), [ai code review](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-code-review.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [automatic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automatic.md>), [code-coverage](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/code-coverage.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [least-privilege](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/least-privilege.md>), [pipeline](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pipeline.md>), [pull-request](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pull-request.md>), [review](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/review.md>)

## AI overview

GitHub Code Quality can now use AI to generate a code coverage workflow for a repository and open it as a pull request for review. The workflow builds code, runs tests, generates and uploads a coverage report, and uses least-privilege permissions by default. The feature is in public preview for GitHub Code Quality users on github.com; Code Quality is available for GitHub Enterprise Cloud and Team, but not GitHub Enterprise Server.

## Source excerpt

We're making code coverage setup faster and simpler. You'll now see a new option in your repository's Code Quality settings that lets GitHub generate your coverage workflow automatically with AI....