{"slug": "github-copilot-gets-memory-and-ollama-in-jetbrains", "title": "GitHub Copilot Gets Memory and Ollama in JetBrains", "summary": "GitHub Copilot for JetBrains added persistent memory across sessions and repositories, plus Ollama as a local model provider, on August 11. The update brings JetBrains users features already available in VS Code since June, allowing developers to stop re-explaining their stack and use local models.", "body_md": "GitHub Copilot for JetBrains picked up two significant features on August 11: persistent memory that follows you across sessions and repositories, and Ollama as a local model provider. JetBrains users have been waiting on both — VS Code got Ollama BYOK in June, and Copilot memory has been rolling out across surfaces for months. Now it’s here. The setup takes minutes. Copilot Memory: Stop Re-Explaining Your Stack If you’ve ever opened a new Copilot chat and typed something like “we use Kotlin, Spring Boot, Postgres, and we never use field injection” — that’s the problem memory solves. Starting now in […]\n\nThe post", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-copilot-gets-memory-and-ollama-in-jetbrains", "canonical_source": "https://byteiota.com/github-copilot-memory-ollama-jetbrains/", "published_at": "2026-08-13 05:10:32+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-13 05:34:48.867503+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "developer-tools", "large-language-models"], "entities": ["GitHub Copilot", "JetBrains", "Ollama", "VS Code"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-copilot-gets-memory-and-ollama-in-jetbrains", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-copilot-gets-memory-and-ollama-in-jetbrains.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-copilot-gets-memory-and-ollama-in-jetbrains.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/github-copilot-gets-memory-and-ollama-in-jetbrains.jsonld"}}