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… How to scan GitHub Actions workflows for security issues In the last few months, we secured 75+ GitHub Actions workflows in open source projects, disclosing 90+ different vulnerabilities. Out of this research we produced new support for workflows in CodeQL, empowering you to secure yours. …

Apr 14, 2026 · Dorothy Pearce

Start Copilot cloud agent tasks via the REST API - GitHub Changelog

… Copilot cloud agent works in the background in its own development environment, where it can make and validate code changes, then open a pull request. …

May 13, 2026 · Allison

Ask @copilot to make changes to a pull request - GitHub Changelog

… May.21 Release GitHub Copilot for Eclipse is open source copilot May.20 Improvement Copilot usage metrics reports now use GitHub-owned download URLs account management copilot May.20 Retired Updates to available models in Copilot on web copilot May.20 Improvement Auto model selection now routes bas…

Mar 24, 2026 · Allison

Copilot CLI now supports BYOK and local models - GitHub Changelog

… This works with remote services like OpenAI and Azure OpenAI, as well as locally running models like Ollama, vLLM, and Foundry Local. …

Apr 7, 2026 · Allison

GitHub Copilot app is now available in technical preview - GitHub Changelog

… It’s a GitHub-native desktop experience to start agentic development from the work in front of you, keep it isolated, steer it as it goes, and land the change through pull request review. Your work already lives in GitHub. Sessions start from those artifacts too. Open a session from real work. …

May 14, 2026 · Allison

More flexible secrets and variables for Copilot cloud agent - GitHub Changelog

Back to changelog When you delegate a task to Copilot cloud agent , it works in the background in its own development environment powered by GitHub Actions. You can pass secrets and variables to the agent to give it access to private resources or to configure MCP servers. …

May 8, 2026 · Allison

Updates to our Privacy Statement and Terms of Service: How we use your data - GitHub Changelog

… The GitHub Team May.21 Release GitHub Copilot for Eclipse is open source copilot May.20 Improvement Copilot usage metrics reports now use GitHub-owned download URLs account management copilot May.20 Retired Updates to available models in Copilot on web copilot May.20 Improvement Auto model selectio…

Mar 25, 2026 · Allison

GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code, March Releases - GitHub Changelog