GitHub has introduced a new enterprise managed setting called `remoteControl` that lets administrators restrict remote control of Copilot sessions to managed devices, with options to require SSO autho…
GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code released July 2026 updates (versions 1.127–1.131) featuring a redesigned Agents window with multi-chat support for Claude, generally available Copilot vision for i…
GitHub has made Copilot code review support for agent skills and MCP servers generally available for all Copilot Pro, Pro+, Business, and Enterprise users. The features, previously in public preview, …
GitHub is introducing a global default enablement policy for generally available Copilot models on Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise plans, making new models on by default instead of requiring m…
GitHub has expanded Copilot app usage metrics across its API, now attributing individual Copilot app activity to users in enterprise-user and organization-user reports and breaking out coding activity…
XAI's Grok 4.5 reasoning model is now rolling out in GitHub Copilot, supporting up to 500,000 tokens and text/image inputs for agentic coding and complex multi-step workflows. The model is available t…
GitHub released an update to GitHub Copilot for JetBrains that adds improved OpenTelemetry configuration, model management controls, and support for MCP servers and custom agents in Claude agent flows…
GitHub has introduced a dedicated policy for the GitHub Copilot app, allowing enterprise and organization admins to control access independently from the Copilot CLI. The policy, set to Enabled everyw…
GitHub technologist Burke Holland argues that mastering the existing features of GitHub Copilot—the 'harness'—is more effective than chasing new AI tools or prompts. He recommends starting with the Gi…
GitHub announced that enterprise managed settings now govern the GitHub Copilot app and Copilot cloud agent, allowing enterprise owners to define a single set of guardrails—such as plugin approvals an…
GitHub has launched the GitHub Copilot app, a workspace designed to manage multiple AI agent sessions across development workflows. The app allows users to connect agent sessions to specific projects,…
Anthropic's Claude Opus 5, its newest Opus model designed for complex, multi-step coding tasks, is now available in GitHub Copilot for Copilot Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise users across multiple…
GitHub has made its Copilot cloud agent for Linear generally available, allowing users to assign Linear issues to the autonomous background agent. The agent analyzes issues, opens draft pull requests,…
GitHub MCP Server now supports the next MCP specification ahead of its official release on 28th July 2026, which transitions the protocol to a stateless core for easier scaling. The server removed Red…
GitHub Mobile now lets users fix failing Actions checks with a Copilot cloud agent. From a failed check, selecting "Fix with Copilot" opens a new pull request that analyzes the issue and implements a …
GitHub has released agent automation controls in GitHub Issues in public preview, adding approvals, confidence ratings, and rationale for automated changes to labels, fields, type, close, and assignee…
GitHub Copilot and raw API access serve different needs: Copilot bundles development tooling—editor, repository, terminal, and organization policy integrations—with model access, while raw APIs are fo…
GitHub released a new Copilot usage metrics impact dashboard for enterprise administrators and organization owners, grouping engaged users by AI adoption phase (Phase 1 Code-first, Phase 2 Agent-first…
GitHub has introduced canvas extensions in the GitHub Copilot app, allowing developers to create interactive visual interfaces for tasks like issue triage, codebase visualization, and session manageme…
Google's Gemini 3.6 Flash model is now rolling out in GitHub Copilot, offering improved task-completion rates and token efficiency over Gemini 3.5 Flash for coding and agentic workflows. The model, bi…