Releasesby GlyphCopilot code review: An improved review experience
Copilot code review now gives you a clearer view of how a review changes over time, more intelligently auto-resolves its own suggestions, and generates useful commit messages when you accept eligible suggestions in a batch. These updates help you focus on findings that still need attention and make the resulting commits easier to understand.
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Databricks Apps telemetry is now generally available
Configuring telemetry for your Databricks apps is now generally available. Databricks Apps telemetry collects traces, logs, and metrics and persists them to Unity Catalog tables using the OpenTelemetry (OTel) protocol.
Lakebase Search is generally available
Lakebase Search is now generally available. It brings scalable vector and keyword search to Lakebase projects through two Postgres extensions, so you can run semantic and exact-term search in a single database without a separate search stack: lakebase_vector adds the lakebase_ann index type for approximate nearest-neighbor vector search.
Apache Iceberg™ tables: Partition evolution (General availability)
With this release, we're pleased to announce the general availability of partition evolution for Snowflake-managed Iceberg tables. You can now change a table's partition specification after you create the table by adding, dropping, or replacing partition fields, without rewriting existing data.
xAI's Grok 4.6 is generally available
Grok 4.6 is now generally available (GA) and available for production use on the global endpoint and the US multi-region endpoint.
Gemini Enterprise: Support for new actions (Public Preview)
Support for new actions is available in Public Preview for the following data stores: Microsoft OneDrive : Copy folder, move file, move folder, rename file, rename folder, share file or folder, and update file properties. Microsoft Outlook : Create calendar, RSVP to event, and update calendar.
Agent Platform SDK for Python version 2.0.1 is available
Version 2.0.1 of the Agent Platform SDK for Python ( google-cloud-agentplatform ) is now available. This release migrates generative AI modules to the Google Gen AI SDK, decouples the agent surface from google-cloud-aiplatform into a dedicated package, and introduces restructured namespaces.
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GitHub Copilot weekly releases , September 14
This week, GitHub Copilot adds new model selection options, code review updates, and Sentry integration in the Copilot app. There are also updates for admins, plus new agent features in VS Code. GitHub Copilot Copilot code review now resolves addressed comments during subsequent reviews, leaving outstanding feedback open.
Upcoming deprecation of selected GitHub Copilot models in mid-October
We will deprecate the following models across all GitHub Copilot experiences (including Copilot Chat, inline edits, ask and agent modes, and code completions) on October 19th, 2026: Model Deprecation date Suggested alternative Gemini 3.7 Flash 2026-10-19 Gemini 3.8 Flash GPT-5.5 2026-10-19 GPT-5.6 Sol GPT-5.4 2026-10-19 GPT-5.6 Sol GPT-5.4 mini 2026-10-19...
Copilot impact dashboard now shows feature engagement
The Copilot impact dashboard now shows how many active users regularly use key Copilot features. Enterprise administrators can quickly see which experiences are widely adopted and which may need more enablement.
Agentic CLI customizations now in the usage metrics API
GitHub Copilot expands existing CLI report coverage with agentic activity metrics for skills, custom agents, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, slash commands, and plugins. What’s new The fields appear in enterprise and organization per-user and aggregate 1-day reports, per-user 28-day reports, and the day_totals entries in aggregate 28-day reports.
Copilot CLI 1.0.86
2026-09-17 Custom agents can opt into repository instruction files (AGENTS.md, copilot-instructions.md, CLAUDE.md) by setting include-custom-instructions: true in their frontmatter. Resuming an active session without plugin-directory, discovery, or working-directory overrides preserves marketplace plugins and skills after reload.
Copilot budget increase requests are generally available
Previously, when a member used all the Copilot AI credits available to them, they were blocked from Copilot features that consume credits. This release adds a flow for them to request more budget the moment they hit the limit. You can approve, adjust, or deny that request without leaving your settings.
Grok 4.7 is now available in GitHub Copilot
Grok 4.7, xAI’s latest reasoning model, is now rolling out in GitHub Copilot. Building on Grok 4.6, it is designed for agentic coding and complex, multistep workflows. This model is billed at provider list pricing under usage-based billing. See Models and pricing for GitHub Copilot for details.
Copilot CLI 1.0.87
2026-09-21 Add user and managed startup defaults for the Auto routing tier, including strict and user-overridable organization policy Consecutive steering prompts in the same mode combine into one pending message. Press Up in an empty chat input to take it back for editing, including pasted text and attachments.