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March (12)

github: Discover and manage agent activity with new session filters

GitHub

2026-03-05

GitHub Enterprise AI Controls and the agent control plane add new session filters to help enterprises find and manage agent activity.

github: Pick a model for @copilot in pull request comments

GitHub

2026-03-05

GitHub Copilot’s coding agent can be invoked in pull request comments via @copilot, and the feature adds the ability to choose which model @copilot uses for that request.

github: GitHub Copilot coding agent for Jira is now in public preview

GitHub

2026-03-05

GitHub Copilot coding agent can now be assigned Jira issues to asynchronously generate draft pull requests in a linked GitHub repository. This integration is available in public preview.

github: Copilot code review now runs on an agentic architecture

GitHub

2026-03-05

GitHub Copilot code review has moved to an agentic, tool-calling architecture and is now generally available.

github: Quick access to merge status in pull requests is in public preview

GitHub

2026-03-05

GitHub is rolling out a merge-status indicator at the top of pull request pages, now in public preview. This lets reviewers and authors check merge readiness from anywhere in the PR view.

github: Add images to agent sessions

GitHub

2026-03-05

GitHub agent sessions now support starting from an image by adding it directly in the agent UI on github.com.

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

GitHub

2026-03-05

GitHub Copilot usage metrics now include user-level activity for GitHub Copilot CLI, expanding beyond prior enterprise-level CLI telemetry.

github: Lock and unlock draft repository security advisories

GitHub

2026-03-04

GitHub added the ability for repository administrators to lock draft repository security advisories and private vulnerability reports to stop collaborators from editing them.

github: Copilot Memory now on by default for Pro and Pro+ users in public preview

GitHub

2026-03-04

Copilot Memory is now enabled by default for GitHub Copilot Pro and Pro+ users in public preview, instead of being opt-in.

github: Dependabot alert assignees are now generally available

GitHub

2026-03-03

GitHub Dependabot now supports assigning vulnerability alerts to specific users (generally available). This adds per-alert ownership to help teams track and remediate dependency vulnerabilities.

github: GitHub Code Quality enterprise policy

GitHub

2026-03-03

GitHub Advanced Security enterprise policies now allow configuring GitHub Code Quality availability independently from Code Security.

github: Email notifications for included usage thresholds

GitHub

2026-03-03

GitHub now sends email alerts as an account’s included monthly usage approaches its thresholds.