Releasesby IbisClient telemetry user attribution and configurable capture
UpdateyesterdayUnverifiedAdded Oct 13, 2026
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, currently the GitHub login.
Topics: AI agents, MCP, Governance, Security, Observability
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