Minor incident

GitHub: Increased task-related errors for Copilot Mission Control

Current status of GitHub: Operational — live GitHub status

Timeline

1. Nov 4, 2026, 08:45 UTC
   investigating
   We are investigating reports of impacted performance for some GitHub services.
2. Nov 4, 2026, 08:47 UTC
   investigating
   Copilot Mission Control is experiencing increased error rates (approx 2.5%) in listing and creating tasks due to upstream database throttling. We are investigating two potential mitigations.
3. Nov 4, 2026, 09:11 UTC
   investigating
   We've identified the issue with a specific client version and are deploying a mitigation. We are already seeing partial recovery.
4. Nov 4, 2026, 09:50 UTC
   investigating
   We're continuing to see recovery as rollout continues
5. Nov 4, 2026, 10:01 UTC
   monitoring
   The degradation has been mitigated. We are monitoring to ensure stability.
6. Nov 4, 2026, 10:01 UTC
   resolved
   This incident has been resolved. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we addressed this issue. A detailed root cause analysis will be shared as soon as it is available.

Updates as published by GitHub (original).