trask · Oct 16, 2026 · Oct 16, 2026 · Oct 16, 2026
@@ -530,6 +530,10 @@ the implementation understandable and operationally cheap.
   stale review is the ordinary state between a push and the next re-review, and
   an icon that is always present says nothing about which PRs are actually
   waiting.
+- Copilot appears in the reviewers column only for unresolved inline feedback
+  or a pending review that holds the PR. It reviews nearly every PR, so completed
+  participation alone adds noise rather than identifying work that remains.
+  This is a display filter only; review state and routing still use all feedback.
 - An effective reviewer-routing override is a break-glass handoff. It bypasses
   required checks, Copilot review, merge conflicts, and discussion actions across
   later pushes. The approval threshold determines whether it waits on reviewers

@@ -185,10 +185,15 @@ def copilot_review_pending(facts: DashboardFacts) -> bool:
 
 
 def display_reviewers(facts: DashboardFacts) -> list[ReviewerSummary]:
-    # Copilot only joins the reviewer list once it has reviewed, so a review
-    # that is still in flight has to be added for the wait to be visible at all.
-    reviewers = list(facts.reviewers)
-    if not copilot_review_pending(facts):
+    copilot_pending = copilot_review_pending(facts)
+    reviewers = [
+        reviewer
+        for reviewer in facts.reviewers
+        if not is_copilot_reviewer_login(reviewer.login)
+        or reviewer.unresolved_thread
+        or copilot_pending
+    ]
+    if not copilot_pending:
         return reviewers
     for reviewer in reviewers:
         if is_copilot_reviewer_login(reviewer.login):

@@ -86,6 +86,57 @@ def test_human_rereview_keeps_the_changes_requested_badge(self) -> None:
 
         self.assertEqual("reviewer&nbsp;⏳\u2060🔴", cell)
 
+    def test_copilot_without_unresolved_feedback_is_hidden(self) -> None:
+        for login in (
+            "copilot",
+            "Copilot",
+            "copilot[bot]",
+            "copilot-pull-request-reviewer",
+            "copilot-pull-request-reviewer[bot]",
+        ):
+            for status in (
+                {},
+                {"approved": True},
+                {"approved_non_team": True},
+                {"changes_requested": True},
+                {"top_level_feedback": True},
+                {"pending_review": True},
+            ):
+                with self.subTest(login=login, status=status):
+                    cell = reviewers_cell_text(dashboard_facts(
+                        reviewers=[
+                            {"login": login, **status},
+                            {"login": "reviewer"},
+                        ],
+                        copilot_review_exists=True,
+                    ))
+
+                    self.assertEqual("reviewer", cell)
+
+    def test_copilot_with_unresolved_feedback_remains_visible(self) -> None:
+        for login in (
+            "copilot",
+            "Copilot",
+            "copilot[bot]",
+            "copilot-pull-request-reviewer",
+            "copilot-pull-request-reviewer[bot]",
+        ):
+            with self.subTest(login=login):
+                cell = reviewers_cell_text(dashboard_facts(
+                    reviewers=[{"login": login, "unresolved_thread": True}],
+                ))
+
+                self.assertEqual("Copilot&nbsp;💬", cell)
+
+    def test_copilot_is_hidden_after_its_last_thread_is_resolved(self) -> None:
+        cell = reviewers_cell_text(dashboard_facts(
+            reviewers=[{"login": "copilot-pull-request-reviewer"}],
+            copilot_review_exists=True,
+            copilot_review_outstanding=True,
+        ))
+
+        self.assertEqual("", cell)
+
     def test_requested_copilot_review_is_listed_as_pending(self) -> None:
         cell = reviewers_cell_text(dashboard_facts(
             reviewers=[{"login": "reviewer", "approved": True}],
@@ -95,12 +146,25 @@ def test_requested_copilot_review_is_listed_as_pending(self) -> None:
 
         self.assertEqual("Copilot&nbsp;⏳<br>reviewer&nbsp;✅", cell)
 
+    def test_requested_copilot_review_keeps_its_entry_without_open_feedback(self) -> None:
+        cell = reviewers_cell_text(dashboard_facts(
+            reviewers=[{"login": "Copilot"}],
+            copilot_review_exists=True,
+            copilot_review_outstanding=True,
+            copilot_review_requested=True,
+        ))
+
+        self.assertEqual("Copilot&nbsp;⏳", cell)
+
     def test_requested_copilot_review_on_an_ungated_branch_is_not_pending(self) -> None:
         # Nothing holds the pull request there, and a requested human reviewer
         # who has not responded is left off the row, so Copilot gets no row
         # either. The gate is what makes the wait someone's turn.
         cell = reviewers_cell_text(dashboard_facts(
-            reviewers=[{"login": "reviewer", "approved": True}],
+            reviewers=[
+                {"login": "copilot-pull-request-reviewer"},
+                {"login": "reviewer", "approved": True},
+            ],
             copilot_review_outstanding=False,
             copilot_review_requested=True,
         ))

@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ The dashboard groups open non-draft pull requests by who is expected to act next
   - 🔴 requested changes
   - ⏳ a review is in flight (a human reviewer other than the effective author was requested again after reviewing, or a Copilot review is pending while it holds the PR)
   - Icons combine when multiple states apply. For example, 💬📌 means the reviewer has unresolved inline feedback and top-level feedback that still needs author action; ✅ may accompany either or both.
+  - Copilot appears only with unresolved inline feedback (💬) or a pending review that holds the PR (⏳). Completed reviews alone do not add Copilot to the column.
 - **CI** — Aggregate check status across the PR's required status checks. Optional checks do not affect this column:
   - ✅ all required checks passing
   - ⏳ at least one required check pending, none failing