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GitHub Enterprise Server 3.22 adds new features for enterprise user management, security, and developer workflow visibility.
• Copilot CLI works in air-gapped GHES environments with centralized model provider setup.
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GitHub Copilot for JetBrains now supports persistent memory across chat sessions, local model access via Ollama as a BYOK provider, plus expanded enterprise controls and workflow improvements.
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You can now convert branch protection rules to repository rulesets directly in repo settings.
• Rulesets support multiple branches, layered policies, org-level management, and detailed bypass controls.
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MAI-Code-1-Flash will be deprecated in all Copilot experiences on September 10, 2026, replaced by MAI-Code-1.1-Flash.
• Update workflows + integrations before deprecation date
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MAI-Code-1.1-Flash is now available in GitHub Copilot, adding native vision support and improving coding quality, instruction following, tool use, and performance.
The usage report now shows a token breakdown for each AI model.
• See input, output, cache read, and cache write tokens alongside AI credits consumed per model.
Copilot Chat on the web now lets you minimize conversations and easily access recent chats.
• View token spend per session and message with new budget indicators
• Browse GitHub while waiting for Copilot replies
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GitHub billing in India now supports automatic recurring payments with eligible saved credit cards.
• Uses electronic mandates to comply with Reserve Bank of India rules
Custom thread subscriptions for GitHub notifications are deprecated and will be removed.
• Existing custom subscriptions convert to Subscribed, sending all thread notifications.
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GitHub Copilot updates improve multitasking, context retention, and review features across desktop app, CLI, and VS Code.
• Manage multiple sessions, explore parallel questions, and review Markdown changes in context
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Kimi K3, an open-weight model with advanced coding capabilities, is now available in GitHub Copilot across multiple plans and editors.
• Admins must enable Kimi K3 for Business & Enterprise orgs before use.
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You can now customize code scanning default setup at scale using a configuration file via the github-codeql-config-file repository property.
• Apply a custom config merged with built-in defaults without extra workflow files
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The Copilot Billing Preview app has been retired and is no longer available.
• Manage and review Copilot spend directly in GitHub billing settings with detailed views, budgets, and usage reports
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GitHub Spark stops new user sign-ups and app creation from August 3, 2026, and retires on August 31, 2026.
• Existing apps keep working; export app code by August 31 to keep editing.
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Dependabot pull request branch names can now be customized via.github/dependabot.yml settings.
• Set prefixes, max length, separators, letter case, or custom templates with placeholders
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Code Quality settings can now automatically generate a coverage workflow using AI, creating a pull request for you to review before merging.
Copilot automations can now be triggered by issue or pull request comments.
• Use comments to generate docs, investigate errors, or create follow-up tasks automatically.
Several Copilot models will retire on September 1, 2026; update workflows to supported alternatives beforehand.
• Enterprise admins must enable replacement models in settings for access.
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CodeQL 2.26.2 adds support for Swift 6.3.3 and Kotlin 2.4.10, plus improves accuracy for path injection, URL redirection, and GitHub Actions queries.
You can now set the reasoning level for models used by Copilot cloud agent.
• Higher reasoning levels improve answers to complex problems but use more tokens & credits.
• Available on all paid Copilot plans with cloud agent.
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