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2025 (11)

September (9)

github: Copilot code review: Now in JetBrains IDEs and Visual Studio

GitHub

2025-09-18

GitHub announced that Copilot code review is now available directly inside most standard editors and IDEs, including Visual Studio and JetBrains IDEs (such as IntelliJ).

github: Upcoming removal of Copilot premium request $0 budgets for enterprise and team accounts

GitHub

2025-09-17

Starting November 18, 2025, GitHub will remove all $0 Copilot premium request budgets for enterprise and team accounts that were created before August 22, 2025.

github: Auto model selection for Copilot in VS Code in public preview

GitHub

2025-09-15

GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code has a new Auto model selection option in public preview that automatically picks the model for you via the model picker.

github: Internal MCP registry and allowlist controls for VS Code Insiders

GitHub

2025-09-12

GitHub announced that enterprise and organization administrators can now configure internal MCP registries and test allowlist enforcement in VS Code Insiders to prepare for a forthcoming rollout across all Copilot environments. The changelog entry points admins to learn about MCP registries and allowlists and to try these controls in the Insiders build.

github: Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) support for JetBrains IDEs and Xcode in public preview

GitHub

2025-09-12

GitHub announced that Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) support is now in public preview for GitHub Copilot Chat within JetBrains IDEs and Xcode. Users with a supported API key can use their own key to access Copilot Chat in these IDEs.

github: Copilot code review: Independent repository rule for automatic reviews

GitHub

2025-09-10

GitHub announced a new standalone repository rule that lets you enable automatic Copilot code reviews independently; the feature is now generally available to Copilot users.

github: OpenAI GPT-5 and GPT-5 mini are now generally available in GitHub Copilot

GitHub

2025-09-09

GitHub announced that OpenAI’s GPT-5 and GPT-5 mini are now generally available in GitHub Copilot. The announcement explicitly states GPT-5 mini is available to all Copilot plans, including Copilot Free; the excerpt does not include full details about GPT-5 plan availability.

github: Manage Copilot and users via Enterprise Teams in public preview

GitHub

2025-09-04

GitHub Enterprise Cloud launched Enterprise Teams in public preview to simplify enterprise user management and Copilot license administration; enterprise owners can now add users directly to the enterprise and manage Copilot access at the enterprise level.

github: Copilot code review: Path-scoped custom instruction file support

GitHub

2025-09-03

GitHub announced that Copilot code review now supports path-scoped custom instruction files, letting repositories provide targeted review guidance for specific directories or files using existing instruction files.

August (2)

github: Create sub-issues with Copilot in public preview

GitHub

2025-08-27

GitHub Copilot now supports creating sub-issues and managing issue relationships via chat on github.com/copilot, available in public preview.

github: Copilot code review: Generally available in Xcode and new admin control

GitHub

2025-08-27

Copilot code review is now generally available in Xcode. A new enterprise and organization setting for Copilot code review has been introduced for admins.