GitHub Copilot weekly releases — October 5
Quick Answer
GitHub Copilot has introduced updates for easier account management and enhanced agent control, including local sandboxing for Pro users.
Quick Take
The Copilot app now supports separate GitHub accounts for licenses and repositories, while the CLI allows local model selection without disrupting workflows. VS Code users can view agent sessions side by side and manage disk space effectively.
Key Points
- Claude Haiku 5.5 is now available for Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise users.
- Local sandboxing limits agent access to files and networks, included at no extra cost.
- The Copilot app allows separate accounts for licenses and repositories.
- Copilot CLI enables local model discovery without leaving the current workflow.
- VS Code update includes side-by-side agent session viewing and disk space management.
📖 Reader Mode
~1 min readThis 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 with local sandboxing, now generally available in Copilot CLI, the Copilot app, and VS Code sessions using Agent Host. This is included with Copilot at no extra cost. Learn more about local sandboxing.
GitHub Copilot app
The Copilot app now lets you use separate GitHub accounts for your Copilot license and your repositories. For example, use an enterprise-provided Copilot license while accessing repositories through another account.
Download the Copilot app.
GitHub Copilot CLI
GitHub Copilot CLI makes it easier to choose a local model without leaving your existing workflow. Use /model to discover supported models from a running local Ollama instance, alongside your configured models and cloud models provided by GitHub Copilot. Discover local models in GitHub Copilot CLI.
GitHub Copilot in VS Code (1.141 release)
- View agent sessions side by side in the Agents window. Arrange them in a grid to compare results or follow multiple tasks.
- Free up disk space with “Open worktree cleanup” in chat. See how much space inactive session worktrees use and choose which to remove.
Explore everything that’s new in the full VS Code release notes.
— Originally published at github.blog
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