{"slug": "global-default-for-copilot-features-generally-available", "title": "Global default for Copilot features generally available", "summary": "GitHub began gradually enforcing its global default policy for generally available Copilot features and supported client capabilities on Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise plans, with the rollout running through October 26 and taking effect at different times for different enterprises and organizations. Under the policy, eligible features left Unconfigured on \"Features & clients\" and \"MCP servers in Copilot\" are set according to the selected global default of Enabled, Disabled, or Let organizations decide, while explicit per-feature choices are preserved and preview features remain opt-in. The change matters because administrators who do not make explicit choices will have Copilot capabilities switched on or off by the enterprise-wide default rather than by their own settings.", "body_md": "# Global default for Copilot features generally available\n\nIn September, we announced a global default policy for generally available GitHub Copilot features and supported client capabilities on Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise plans. Starting today, we’re gradually rolling out enforcement of the policy through October 26, so it may take effect at different times for different enterprises and organizations. Eligible features left unconfigured will be set according to the global policy. Administrators can still make explicit choices for individual features at any time.\n\nThe policy applies to eligible settings on “Features & clients” and “MCP servers in Copilot”. You can review your setting under **AI Controls → Copilot → Default policy for new features**. For eligibility and exceptions, see the [documentation on default availability](https://docs.github.com/copilot/concepts/enterprise/default-availability).\n\n### [What’s changing](#whats-changing)\n\nOnce the policy takes effect for your enterprise or organization:\n\n- Eligible generally available features and capabilities left **Unconfigured** will be set according to the selected global default of**Enabled** ,**Disabled** , or**Let organizations decide** . This is a one-time change. Subsequent changes to the default policy won’t change feature policies that are already set.\n- Explicit choices are preserved. If you’ve enabled or disabled an individual feature, the rollout won’t change that setting.\n- Preview features remain opt-in. If you opted into a preview that later becomes generally available, your choice will be preserved. Otherwise, the default policy will apply when it becomes eligible.\n\nJoin the discussion [within GitHub Community](https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/208757).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/global-default-for-copilot-features-generally-available", "canonical_source": "https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-22-global-default-for-copilot-features-generally-available", "published_at": "2026-10-22 20:44:28+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-22 21:12:49.267858+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-tools", "ai-agents", "agent-protocols"], "entities": ["GitHub", "GitHub Copilot", "Copilot Business", "Copilot Enterprise"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/global-default-for-copilot-features-generally-available", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/global-default-for-copilot-features-generally-available.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/global-default-for-copilot-features-generally-available.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/global-default-for-copilot-features-generally-available.jsonld"}}