As of today, July 31, 2026, we have deprecated the following models across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions). Model… The post Gemini 2.5 Pro and Gemini 3 Flash deprecated appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
![A configuration window for an enterprise team called Data team with the “Default models” tab selected, listing AI models and showing a status menu with “Enabled” selected and “Optional” as… The post Enterprise teams model policy targeting in public preview appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
July 2026 brought a new agent based on the Copilot SDK, built-in expertise from the .NET and Azure teams, and more ways to tailor GitHub Copilot to how you and… The post GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio — July update appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Enterprises and organizations can now restrict which devices are eligible to host remotely controlled Copilot sessions, giving administrators fine-grained control over where remote control access is permitted. The new remoteControl… The post Limit remote control to managed devices appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
This changelog covers VS Code v1.127 through v1.131, shipped throughout July 2026. These releases improve how you work with agents, review changes, use chat, and navigate VS Code. They also… The post GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code, July 2026 releases appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Copilot code review support for agent skills and MCP servers is now generally available for all Copilot Pro, Pro+, Business, and Enterprise users. Previously announced in public preview, these capabilities… The post Copilot code review: Agent skills and MCP now generally available appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
We’re introducing a global default enablement policy for generally available Copilot models on Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise plans. Instead of requiring admins to manually turn on each new model… The post Default model enablement for Copilot Business and Enterprise appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Copilot app usage is now reported across much more of the Copilot usage metrics API. Individual Copilot app activity is now attributed to users in the enterprise-user and organization-user reports.… The post GitHub Copilot app usage metrics now expand across report rollups appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Grok 4.5, xAI’s latest reasoning model, is now rolling out in GitHub Copilot. It is designed for fast, agentic coding and complex multi-step workflows, with a context window of up… The post Grok 4.5 is now available in GitHub Copilot appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
This update brings more control and clarity to your GitHub Copilot for JetBrains workflows. You can now connect MCP servers and custom agents in Claude agent flows, tune telemetry and… The post GitHub Copilot for JetBrains adds improved OpenTelemetry configuration and model management appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
The GitHub Copilot app now has its own policy, so you can control who has access to it at the enterprise and organization levels. Until now, access to the Copilot… The post Manage GitHub Copilot app access with a dedicated policy appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
You can now govern the GitHub Copilot app and Copilot cloud agent with enterprise managed settings, the same centrally managed policies you use to control Copilot across your enterprise. With… The post Enterprise managed settings in the GitHub Copilot app and Copilot cloud agent appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Claude Opus 5, Anthropic’s newest Opus model, is now available in GitHub Copilot. It is designed for complex, long-running coding tasks that require careful reasoning, effective tool use, and reliable… The post Claude Opus 5 is now available in GitHub Copilot appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
You can now assign issues in Linear to Copilot cloud agent, our asynchronous, autonomous background agent. When you assign a Linear issue to Copilot, it will: Analyze the issue contents… The post Copilot cloud agent for Linear is now generally available appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
The MCP protocol is going stateless on 28th July 2026, and the GitHub MCP Server supports the latest spec ahead of the official release. What’s changing The new stateless core… The post GitHub MCP Server supports the next MCP specification appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Agent automations increasingly label, type, assign, and close issues for you. GitHub Issues now shows the reason behind each change and lets you review them before they’re applied, so you… The post Agent automation controls in GitHub Issues in public preview appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
We’ve released a new Copilot metrics impact dashboard for enterprise administrators and organization owners. This dashboard helps you tell a deeper Copilot impact story by sharing not just who is… The post New Copilot usage metrics impact dashboard appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Gemini 3.6 Flash, Google’s latest Flash model, is now rolling out in GitHub Copilot. It is designed for web and app development, coding, and longer-horizon agentic tasks. It has configurable… The post Gemini 3.6 Flash is now available in GitHub Copilot appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
You can now manage a cost center’s AI credit pool directly in the billing UI where you create and edit cost centers. Previously, you could only manage this through the… The post AI credit pools for cost centers in the billing UI appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise users can now see how many AI credits they’ve used this billing cycle, even without an individual budget. Find this on your GitHub Copilot usage… The post Copilot users can now see AI credits used per billing cycle appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
The Copilot usage metrics REST API now reports repository-level activity. Two new endpoints return a daily, per-repository breakdown of pull request activity for Copilot coding agent and Copilot code review.… The post Repository-level GitHub Copilot usage metrics generally available appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
The Copilot usage metrics API now reports the GitHub Copilot app usage in the enterprise and organization 1-day and 28-day reports. This gives enterprise and organization admins visibility into the… The post GitHub Copilot app now available in the usage metrics API appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Copilot code review now utilizes a firewall, custom setup steps, and independent runner configurations. It now reads custom instructions from the head branch to allow for easy testing and validation… The post Copilot code review: Customization and configurability improvements appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
June 2026 is about visibility and trust with a clearer view of your GitHub Copilot usage, a new trust layer for MCP servers, and the first C++ scenarios for the… The post GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio — June update appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
This update brings major advances in customization and model provider flexibility to all tiers of GitHub Copilot for JetBrains IDEs. With richer plugin and provider experiences, improved conversational interactions, and… The post GitHub Copilot for JetBrains expands BYOK capabilities appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
You can now run a security review on your in-flight code changes directly from the GitHub Copilot app. The /security-review slash command is shipping in public preview, bringing the same… The post Security reviews now available in the GitHub Copilot app appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Agentic autofix is now in public preview for code scanning alerts. It remediates alerts by working across your codebase the way a developer would: it explores relevant files, proposes a… The post Agentic autofix for code scanning alerts in public preview appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 family is now rolling out in GitHub Copilot. GPT-5.6 comes in three variants, Sol, Terra, and Luna, so you can match the model to the job, whether that’s… The post OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna are now available in GitHub Copilot appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
You can now ask GitHub Copilot for a high-level overview of any repository you’re exploring for the first time. When you visit the home page of a repository you haven’t… The post Ask Copilot for a repository overview appeared first on The GitHub Blog.
Organizations can now mandate where GitHub Copilot sends OpenTelemetry (OTel) data, so telemetry flows to an approved collector without each developer setting OTEL_* environment variables. The configuration is delivered through… The post Enterprise-managed OpenTelemetry export for VS Code and CLI appeared first on The GitHub Blog.