Enterprise-managed plugins in VS Code in public preview

GitHub has launched a public preview of enterprise-managed plugins for VS Code, allowing administrators to configure and distribute plugins to users across their enterprise. The feature, supported in VS Code release 1.122, enables automatic plugin installation and governance controls through a centralized settings.json file. This capability aims to streamline developer onboarding and enforce consistent security standards for Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise users.

Enterprise-managed plugins in VS Code in public preview Last month we launched a public preview with Copilot CLI https://github.blog/changelog/2026-05-06-enterprise-managed-plugins-in-github-copilot-cli-are-now-in-public-preview/ that allows enterprise administrators the ability to configure and distribute plugins to GitHub Copilot CLI users across their enterprise. VS Code release version 1.122 https://code.visualstudio.com/updates/v1 122 adds support for this enterprise-managed capability. The baseline standards you set for your enterprise apply to every user’s Copilot CLI and VS Code clients. Plugins support many extensibility types and can be automatically installed, helping improve developer onboarding and reduce setup time by broadly sharing custom agents and skills. You can also strengthen your governance strategy by defining hooks and MCP configurations that are always enabled across your enterprise. Define plugin marketplaces in a settings.json file located at .github-private/.github/copilot/settings.json . Now both VS Code and Copilot CLI will automatically pull and apply these settings for users licensed through your enterprise account with Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise. You can also specify plugins to be automatically installed whenever users authenticate from VS Code or Copilot CLI. To learn more, see our documentation on Enterprise managed client settings docs https://docs.github.com/copilot/how-tos/administer-copilot/manage-for-enterprise/manage-agents/configure-enterprise-plugin-standards . Join the discussion within GitHub Community https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/178247 .