{"slug": "enterprises-can-default-to-auto-model-selection", "title": "Enterprises can default to auto model selection", "summary": "GitHub announced that enterprise administrators can now set Copilot to auto model selection by default for new conversations via the managed-settings.json file. The setting applies to users licensed through Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise, though users can still switch models per conversation.", "body_md": "# Enterprises can default to auto model selection\n\nEnterprise administrators can now set `model`\n\nto `auto`\n\nin the enterprise `managed-settings.json`\n\nto make Copilot auto model selection the default for new conversations.\n\nAdd `auto`\n\nto `.github-private/.github/copilot/managed-settings.json`\n\nin your source organization for enterprise governance so new conversations start with Copilot auto model selection by default. Users can still switch to a different model on a per-conversation basis. GitHub Copilot automatically pulls and applies these settings for users licensed through your enterprise account with Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise.\n\n[Backward compatability](#backward-compatability)\n\n- The\n`model`\n\npermission is available in VS Code 1.126+ - The supported path for AI standards is\n[copilot/managed-settings.json](https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/rest/copilot/copilot-custom-agents?apiVersion=latest#get-the-source-organization-for-custom-agents-in-an-enterprise), with backward compatibility for`.github/copilot/settings.json`\n\n. - If you’ve already configured a source organization for custom agents, this setting uses that same\n`.github-private`\n\nrepository. You can confirm that your configuration is active on the Agents page under AI controls in your enterprise settings.\n\nTo learn more, see [managed-settings.json permissions](https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/how-tos/administer-copilot/manage-for-enterprise/manage-agents/configure-enterprise-managed-settings).\n\nJoin the discussion within [GitHub Community](https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/199139).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/enterprises-can-default-to-auto-model-selection", "canonical_source": "https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-01-enterprises-can-default-to-auto-model-selection", "published_at": "2026-07-01 22:27:16+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-07 01:26:28.403067+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["GitHub", "GitHub Copilot", "VS Code"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/enterprises-can-default-to-auto-model-selection", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/enterprises-can-default-to-auto-model-selection.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/enterprises-can-default-to-auto-model-selection.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/enterprises-can-default-to-auto-model-selection.jsonld"}}