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GitHub Copilot Agents Get Local Sandboxing — Enable It Now

GitHub shipped local sandboxing for the Copilot app on September 23, with the feature disabled by default. The sandboxing capability is intended to protect users running Copilot agents locally, and GitHub advises enabling it rather than waiting.

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GitHub shipped local sandboxing for the Copilot app on September 23. The feature is off by default. Here is what it protects, how to enable it, and why you should not wait.

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