GitHub Copilot changelog
Latest GitHub Copilot updates from the official source. live
HydraFusion updates and new Max option
HydraFusion has an updated model pool, improved orchestration workflows, and introduces HydraFusion Max. Both HydraFusion and HydraFusion Max are available across VS Code, the GitHub Copilot app, and GitHub Copilot CLI and remain in research preview. HydraFusion orchestrates multiple models to produce a single…
Gemini 4 Argon in GitHub Copilot
Gemini 4 Argon, Google’s newest frontier model, is now generally available in GitHub Copilot. It is designed for complex coding, agentic, and reasoning tasks. In early testing, Gemini 4 Argon solved more tasks than previous Gemini models on every coding benchmark, with its largest gains in Copilot CLI. It also…
Enterprise managed settings enforcement updates
Enterprise administrators can now require supported GitHub Copilot clients to retrieve current server-managed settings at startup instead of relying on a cached policy. We are also adding minimum client version requirements to governance-focused managed settings keys over time, starting with the sandbox key. Force…
Client telemetry user attribution and configurable capture
Enterprise administrators can now use telemetry in managed settings to attribute GitHub Copilot activity to a user without collecting their prompts, responses, or tool content. The telemetry.capture.identity setting adds three attributes to OpenTelemetry (OTel) data: user.name : The authenticated Copilot account name,…
New controls and chat improvements in Copilot for JetBrains
This update brings more control over default models and MCP server in GitHub Copilot for JetBrains. It also makes diagnostics easier to address, improves chat navigation and account controls, and strengthens reliability across agent sessions, customizations, and worktrees. What’s new Enterprise-managed default models…
GitHub Copilot weekly releases — October 5
This week’s updates make Copilot easier to use across accounts and environments, with more control over what agents can access and how you manage their work. GitHub Copilot Claude Haiku 5.5 is available to Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise users. Limit agents’ access to files, networks, and credentials…
Copilot code review: New organization billing options and controls
This release adds new billing and license controls for Copilot code review admins: Billing: Organization owners can bill Copilot code reviews from members with a Copilot license to the organization’s cost center instead of using up those members’ Copilot quotas. Review request controls: Organization owners and…
Claude Haiku 5.5 in GitHub Copilot
Claude Haiku 5.5, Anthropic’s newest lightweight model, is now generally available in GitHub Copilot. It is designed for fast, high-volume work like subagents, quick edits, and terminal tasks. In early testing, Haiku 5.5 matched Claude Sonnet 5 on many coding tasks while using significantly fewer tokens and steps.…
Purpose-built model for leaked secret detection
Secret protection should keep pace with the way you build software, whether you write code yourself or work with an AI agent. With our new purpose-built model, we’re bringing context-aware detection into more developer workflows to help you catch secrets before they’re exposed. What’s new Today, we’re sharing plans…
Local sandboxing for GitHub Copilot now generally available
Local sandboxing for GitHub Copilot is now generally available in GitHub Copilot CLI, the GitHub Copilot app, and VS Code sessions using Agent Host. Local sandboxes give developers a secure execution boundary for agentic workflows on their own machines. Tools and commands initiated by Copilot run with restricted…
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