Releasesby IbisGitHub Copilot in Visual Studio , September update
PreviewyesterdayUnverifiedAdded Oct 23, 2026
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.
Topics: AI agents, MCP, Security, 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.
Custom skills, agents, and MCP servers in usage metrics API
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.
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.
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 23, 2026
GitHub in October 2026Retrieve Cortex Search (Public Preview)
Retrieve Cortex Search is now available in Public Preview. The CORTEX_SEARCH_RETRIEVE table function lets you run low-latency Cortex Search queries directly from SQL, either one query at a time or one query per input row with a LATERAL join. Use it for real-time workloads such as retrieval-augmented generation, chatbots, and in-app search.
DataFrame caching on serverless compute is now in Public Preview
DataFrame caching on serverless compute is now in Public Preview . You can cache a DataFrame with df.cache() or df.persist() on serverless compute to reuse an expensive result for the rest of your session.
Box Audit Logs managed ingestion connector (Beta)
The Box Audit Logs connector in Lakeflow Connect is now available in Beta. Use the connector to ingest enterprise audit events from Box into Databricks. See Box Audit Logs connector .
Flagship - Target Flagship feature flags with structured evaluation context
Flagship supports nested objects, arrays, and null in evaluation context. Pass user profiles and tag lists directly, then target nested attributes without flattening your application data. For example, pass a profile and tags when evaluating a flag through the Workers binding: const enabled = await env. FLAGS .
Responses API for the Cortex REST API (Preview)
You can now call OpenAI models through the OpenAI-compatible Responses API, in preview. Send requests to /api/v2/cortex/v1/responses on the Cortex REST API, or to /v1/responses on the Cortex AI Gateway, with the OpenAI SDK or any other client that uses the Responses API.
Manage Test Engine workflows with Terraform and the REST API
You can now manage Test Engine workflows with Terraform and the REST API instead of configuring each one in the UI. The new buildkite_test_suite_workflow resource in Buildkite Terraform provider v1.43.0 lets you define monitors, filters, and actions in code, and import existing workflows.