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2026 (12)

March (8)

github: Copilot usage metrics now includes organization-level GitHub Copilot CLI activity

GitHub

2026-03-17

GitHub Copilot usage metrics now includes organization-level GitHub Copilot CLI activity. Organization admins can view CLI-specific activity and usage totals in 1-day usage metrics, completing telemetry coverage across enterprise, user, and organization levels.

dotnet: Modernize .NET Anywhere with GitHub Copilot

.NET

2026-03-12

Microsoft introduced the modernize-dotnet agent to help assess apps, generate upgrade plans, and modernize .NET projects. It is available in Visual Studio, VS Code, GitHub Copilot CLI, and GitHub.

github: Figma MCP server can now generate design layers from VS Code

GitHub

2026-03-06

GitHub Copilot in VS Code can now connect to the Figma MCP server to use Figma design context while coding and to export rendered UI back to Figma as editable frames.

github: GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code v1.110 – February release

GitHub

2026-03-06

Changelog entry for GitHub Copilot in VS Code v1.110 (February 2026) indicates improvements that make Copilot agents more practical for longer-running, more complex tasks, with more control over agent execution and new extensibility options.

github: GPT-5.4 is generally available in GitHub Copilot

GitHub

2026-03-05

GitHub Copilot is rolling out general availability of the GPT-5.4 model.

github: Grok Code Fast 1 is now available in Copilot Free auto model selection

GitHub

2026-03-04

GitHub Copilot Free’s auto model selection now includes Grok Code Fast 1, which is generally available.

github: Upcoming deprecation of Gemini 3 Pro and GPT-5.1 models

GitHub

2026-03-02

GitHub Copilot will deprecate the Gemini 3 Pro and GPT-5.1 models across all Copilot experiences on a specified deprecation date, with replacement models recommended.

github: Copilot metrics reports now return consistent usernames for Enterprise Managed Users

GitHub

2026-03-02

Copilot usage metrics reports now return a consistent `user_login` value for Enterprise Managed Users. This addresses cases where reports previously included a suffixed `user_login`, complicating analysis.

February (4)

github: Claude and Codex now available for Copilot Business & Pro users

GitHub

2026-02-26

GitHub Copilot Business and Copilot Pro customers can now use Anthropic Claude and OpenAI Codex as coding agents. Copilot Enterprise and Pro+ customers got access earlier in February 2026.

vscode: Building Long-Distance Next Edit Suggestions

Visual Studio Code

2026-02-26

VS Code describes extending GitHub Copilot Next Edit Suggestions so they can propose edits across an entire file rather than only nearby locations.

github: Gemini 3.1 Pro is now in public preview in GitHub Copilot

GitHub

2026-02-19

GitHub Copilot is rolling out public preview access to Google’s Gemini 3.1 Pro model.

github: Use Copilot coding agent with Windows projects

GitHub

2026-02-18

Copilot coding agent can now be used with Windows projects, running tasks asynchronously in a GitHub Actions-powered development environment.