GitHub Copilot Fusion is now generally available. Instead of picking a model per task, developers select Fusion and an effort level, and Copilot decides which models run and how they cooperate. Administrators can restrict which models Fusion may use and make it the default. It is available in VS Code, the GitHub Copilot app, Copilot CLI and JetBrains IDEs.
The GitHub Copilot app now offers Projects in public preview, a home for work that spans several repositories, sessions and non-code assets. Copilot can pull in Slack and Figma context and run multiple agents that return pull requests for review. A computer use preview on macOS and Windows lets it operate desktop apps that lack an API or MCP integration.
The new GitHub security extension for the GitHub Copilot app lets you browse code scanning alerts, ask Copilot to explain or fix them, and run a security review on local changes without leaving the app. It is in public preview. Developers who already rely on code scanning will find it a faster way to handle alerts.
GitHub introduced GitHub intelligence, a context layer for Copilot agents. Copilot Memory is now generally available on paid plans, dreaming is in public preview, and Copilot can search code across repositories without a local clone. Agents can now keep your preferences and team conventions between sessions and reach related projects.
GitHub is rolling out shared Copilot Automations, so a repository's cloud agent workflows no longer depend on the person who created them. Teams can read, edit and keep running these automations, with AI credits billed to the repository owner. Useful for bug reproduction, PR screenshots and incident triage.
GitHub has expanded how Copilot agents run in VS Code. Cloud sessions can be picked up across VS Code, GitHub Mobile and github.com, while the new Agent Host keeps local and remote agents running after you close a window. Computer use and side-by-side model comparison arrive as preview or experimental features.
GitHub Copilot now supports server-to-server authentication for GitHub Apps installed on organizations, in public preview. Agents and services built with the Copilot SDK can make requests for an organization without a signed-in user's credentials. Usage is billed to the owning organization and governed by its model policies and budgets.
Assisted permissions are now generally available in GitHub Copilot CLI, the GitHub Copilot app and VS Code. A language model reviews each permission request, auto-approving those it judges clearly safe while sending the rest for your approval. Enterprises can control the mode through policy.
GitHub Copilot in VS Code now offers a configurable eagerness setting that controls how often inline suggestions appear and how large they are. Low, medium, and high modes all run on one model, selected with a control tag. The setting is available to paid Copilot subscribers, so you can match the assistance level to your task.
The September 2026 update to GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio adds pull request exploration through the Git agent, moves Bring Your Own Model to a new Agent (Preview) mode, and lets Copilot fix vulnerable NuGet packages from the Error List. The BYOM change is breaking, so check your model setup before updating.