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2026-10-12 github-copilot ai-agents copilot-cli

How to Turn On Copilot Local Sandboxing and Restrict Which Directories, Hosts, and Credentials an Agent Can Touch

Enable GitHub Copilot local sandboxing in Copilot CLI 1.0.95 and the Copilot app, then lock down filesystem paths, outbound hosts, git/gh tokens and masked environment variables. Covers the settings.json keys, /sandbox policy, the bypass escape hatch, enterprise enforcement, and the gotchas on macOS, Linux and Windows.

2026-10-11 github-copilot ai-agents copilot-cli

How to Define a GitHub Copilot CLI Dynamic Workflow and Run It From CI

Write a Copilot dynamic workflow with defineWorkflow in .github/extensions/<name>/extension.mjs, then run it headless with copilot workflow run in GitHub Actions. Verified on Copilot CLI 1.0.95 and @github/copilot-sdk 1.0.19: the --experimental flag, project-extension trust, flag order, exit codes, result files and permissions.

2026-08-19 github-copilot ai-agents llm

How to Set the Reasoning Level for a GitHub Copilot Cloud Agent Per Task

Since August 3, 2026 you can pick a reasoning level next to the model when you start a Copilot cloud agent task. The Agent Tasks REST API has no equivalent parameter, so scripted dispatch cannot set it. Here is where the control exists, which levels each model exposes, what lands on the wire, and how to pin a default instead.