Releasesby IbisCustom skills, agents, and MCP servers in usage metrics API
Update2 days agoUnverifiedAdded Oct 23, 2026
Copilot usage metrics now show the names of the skills, custom agents, Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers, slash commands, and plugins that your organization creates, instead of grouping them under other or custom . This builds on the agentic CLI customization metrics released in September.
Topics: AI agents, MCP, Observability, Developer tools, Coding agents
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Every GitHub Copilot releaseCopilot CLI 1.0.103
2026-10-22 Clicking a completed response code block copies its original code when enabled. ACP sessions now honor saved sandbox settings and --sandbox/--no-sandbox flags, including on resume.
Global default for Copilot features generally available
In September, we announced a global default policy for generally available GitHub Copilot features and supported client capabilities on Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise plans. Starting today, we’re gradually rolling out enforcement of the policy through October 26, so it may take effect at different times for different enterprises and organizations.
Industry comparisons in the Copilot impact dashboard
The Copilot impact dashboard now includes an “Industry comparison” section. Enterprises, and organizations that aren’t owned by an enterprise, can compare their Copilot agentic adoption and leverage with aggregated benchmarks from participating peers. Participation is opt-in and disabled by default.
GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio , September update
September 2026 brought deeper visibility into your work: explore pull requests without leaving chat, bring the AI model your team trusts, and fix vulnerable packages the moment Visual Studio flags them. Highlights Here’s what’s new with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio 2026.
Copilot CLI 1.0.102
2026-10-21 Prompt mode now honors managed Auto model selection for -p and piped stdin runs Subagents honor custom and MCP tool approvals, avoiding duplicate permission prompts and allowing inherited workflows to run Plugin marketplaces accept git-subdir sources and long plugin descriptions Fish shell completion works when aliases include option aliases like...
Copilot CLI 1.0.101
2026-10-20 Add native structured output for dynamic workflow subagents on supported models Add assistedApprovalInstructions setting to guide Assisted Permissions confirmation decisions Shell commands that create and then enter a directory now request path approval instead of being denied early.
Copilot CLI 1.0.100
2026-10-19 Add --disable-client-telemetry flag to turn off client telemetry uploads from the CLI Add --trust-folder for one-off prompt-mode sessions started with -p or piped stdin Install verified Skills and plugins from GitHub install links via copilot plugin install "ghapp://air/install?..." Open /share without arguments to view a full-screen action menu...
Copilot model policy API for enterprise, orgs, and teams
You can now use the REST API to retrieve and update Copilot model policies for enterprises, enterprise teams, enterprise apps, and organizations. What’s new GET and PATCH endpoints are now generally available for model policies at four levels: Enterprise: /enterprises/{enterprise}/copilot/model-policies Enterprise teams...
Also shipped on Oct 22, 2026
GitHub in October 2026Trace and evaluate Cursor agents with Langfuse, powered by ClickHouse
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The AI.TRANSLATE function lets you translate text strings between languages
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Replit Monitoring Agent: Your very own software engineering team
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You can configure Direct VPC ingress for Cloud Run instances ( Preview )
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Gemini Enterprise: Single-user quota limits
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