# Enterprise-managed settings now support bypass permission controls

> Source: <https://github.blog/changelog/2026-06-17-enterprise-managed-settings-now-support-bypass-permission-controls>
> Published: 2026-06-17 17:13:47+00:00

# Enterprise-managed settings now support bypass permission controls

We’re adding our first governance capability to the enterprise-managed settings configuration. Enterprise administrators can now set `disableBypassPermissionsMode`

to `"disable"`

in the enterprise-managed `settings.json`

to prevent GitHub Copilot CLI and VS Code from automatically skipping permission prompts (also known as “yolo mode” or auto-approve).

Add `disableBypassPermissionsMode`

to `.github-private/.github/copilot/settings.json`

. GitHub Copilot automatically pulls and applies these settings for users licensed through your enterprise account with Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise. If you’ve already configured a source organization for custom agents, this setting uses that same `.github-private`

repository. You can confirm that your configuration is active on the Agents page under AI controls in your enterprise settings.

This builds on the [enterprise-managed plugins for Copilot CLI](https://github.blog/changelog/2026-05-06-enterprise-managed-plugins-in-github-copilot-cli-are-now-in-public-preview/) and [VS Code](https://github.blog/changelog/2026-06-05-enterprise-managed-plugins-in-vs-code-in-public-preview/) capabilities launched earlier. VS Code v1.122+ already respects enterprise-managed settings including this policy. The new supported path for AI standards is [copilot/managed-settings.json](https://docs.github.com/enterprise-cloud@latest/rest/copilot/copilot-custom-agents?apiVersion=2026-03-10#get-the-source-org%5B%E2%80%A6%5Dts-in-an-enterprise), with backward compatibility for `.github/copilot/settings.json`

.

To learn more, see [Disabling automatic command approval in Copilot clients](https://docs.github.com/copilot/how-tos/administer-copilot/manage-for-enterprise/manage-agents/disable-automatic-commands).

Join the discussion within [GitHub Community](https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/199139).
