This update brings persistent memory, local model access, and more enterprise controls to GitHub Copilot for JetBrains. It also improves everyday chat workflows and resolves reliability issues across MCP servers,…
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This update brings persistent memory, local model access, and more enterprise controls to GitHub Copilot for JetBrains. It also improves everyday chat workflows and resolves reliability issues across MCP servers, terminals, customizations, and cloud agents.
What’s new Enterprise managed settingsAdministrators have more server-based controls for managing GitHub Copilot across their organizations. These enterprise managed settings cover plugin availability, MCP server access, permission bypass behavior, and OpenTelemetry settings.
Read more about enterprise managed settings.
Copilot memory across chat sessionsCopilot memory can now retain and recall useful information across agent chat sessions. This helps you maintain context between conversations instead of repeatedly providing the same project details or preferences.
You can manage the feature with the Copilot Memory toggle in the Copilot settings portal. For more information, see About Copilot memory.
You can now use Ollama as a BYOK provider in GitHub Copilot for JetBrains. The integration supports provider configuration and model selection throughout the JetBrains experience, giving you another way to work with models that fit your development environment.
Codex sessions are now visible in agent debug logs. Codex workflows also support updated permission modes and customizations through instructions and skills, helping you adapt agent behavior to your project.
GitHub Copilot for JetBrains can now automatically install Copilot CLI from integrated terminals on macOS, Linux, and Windows. This reduces setup steps and makes it easier to start using terminal-based agent workflows directly from your IDE.
User experience enhancementsThis release improves common account, model, and agent interactions:
# references in Copilot, Claude, and Codex chat inputs.This release improves reliability for MCP execution and approvals, terminal output and auto-approval, customizations, cloud agents, and diff-based editing. It also fixes ANSI escape rendering and makes terminal scrollbars more predictable.
ChangedUser-facing product strings now use “Copilot” instead of “Copilot CLI.”
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| # | Наименование новости | Тональность | Информативность | Дата публикации |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GitHub Copilot weekly releases — August 10 | 0 | 8.51 | 14-08-2026 |
| 2 | Gemini 3.7 Flash is now available in GitHub Copilot | 0 | 7.68 | 13-08-2026 |
| 3 | OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna are now available in GitHub Copilot | 0 | 5 | 09-07-2026 |
| 4 | Grok 4.6 is now available in GitHub Copilot | 0 | 11.88 | 14-08-2026 |
| 5 | Ask Copilot for a repository overview | 0 | 5 | 09-07-2026 |
| 6 | GitHub Enterprise Server 3.22 release candidate | 0 | 12.84 | 11-08-2026 |
| 7 | Incident with Copilot AI Model Providers | 0 | 7.81 | 29-07-2026 |
| 8 | GitHub Mobile: Improved filters and sorting for Copilot sessions | 0 | 5 | 10-07-2026 |
| 9 | Some Copilot Cloud Agent jobs not starting | 0 | 10.28 | 05-08-2026 |
| 10 | Simplify Debug Configuration for Every Project | 0 | 7.52 | 12-08-2026 |