Enterprise-Managed Settings for Copilot Business and Copilot Enterprise

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We've been releasing new features for governance and extensibility that allows for an enterprise-managed configuration to be applied to Copilot clients. This is a configuration as code model available to GitHub Enterprise customers. If an enterprise's users are operating with a Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise licensed issues by the enterprise, the user's client of choice will automatically pick up this configuration at login time. We'll be covering client permissions and extensibility where enterprise-wide standards are appropriate to apply.

Check out these docs to get started.

Our goals for this feature set

• Cross-client standardization of governance and extensibility
  • Copilot should have the same enterprise-managed configuration regardless of where you operate.
  • Supportive of both file-based and MDM deliveries.
• Visible guardrails that humans and agents can see and navigate in the client experience
  • If an operation is prohibited or controlled in a specific way, you should know why and where that was defined.
• Faster ramp-up time for new users or for specific jobs to be done
  • Plugin marketplaces and automatically enabled plugins can be configured so that Copilot is customized to your specific needs at login.
• Innersourced configuration and a traceable governance SDLC
  • Users can open a pull request with suggestions to improve the settings that apply to all clients or specializations that apply to specific teams of users.
  • Changes can be versioned and made subject to codeowners and rulesets that enforce review standards

Published releases in this area

• Agent Control Plane is Generally Available
• Extensibility: Enterprise-managed plugins in GitHub Copilot CLI are now in public preview
• Extensibility: Enterprise-managed plugins in VS Code in public preview
• Governance: disableBypassPermissionsMode - up next

Tell us your thoughts

We'll be adding more configurable parameters over time that allow an enterprise to tailor their Copilot client experience - and your feedback can help us decide on what's next! If you're an administrator, setting AI standards for your business, a developer, or any user of Copilot Business/Enterprise we'd love to hear from you.

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