What GitHub shipped
Each line links to GitHub's own note; the short summaries are FoxPlug's. Not affiliated with GitHub.
November 2026
November brought Copilot usage metrics updates, Copilot in Xcode and JetBrains Air, pull request overview preview, CodeQL releases, and Dependabot and security changes.
- November 7, 2026 · Copilot code review: API management and review overview updates
- November 6, 2026 · @GitHub in Slack and Teams is generally available and more
@GitHub in Slack and Teams is generally available, allowing users to investigate bugs, create issues, make changes, and open pull requests from conversations. Canvas in Teams lets teams review plans, code changes, and previews alongside discussions.
- November 6, 2026 · GitHub Copilot weekly releases — November 2
Weekly Copilot updates include Agent Merge set up from a pull request, reviewer status checks, quoting comment text, and compacting or reviewing conversations at the context limit. Sessions can start by dropping files on New, and CSV and TSV files open as tabl
- November 6, 2026 · Copilot impact dashboard adds chat and VS Code agent usage
- November 6, 2026 · Usage metrics API flags telemetry and version gaps
Copilot usage metrics reports add per-user fields showing missing client telemetry and IDEs or extensions below minimum versions, plus daily counts of affected users.
- November 6, 2026 · Usage metrics API adds code review details and addressed rate
Copilot usage metrics reports add a
copilot_code_reviewobject per repository per day, counting evaluated and addressed code review comments so an addressed rate can be tracked. - November 5, 2026 · New pull request overview page in public preview
An optional Overview page for pull requests enters public preview, placing merge status and next available actions in a summary at the top of the page.
- November 5, 2026 · Secret scanning upgrades detectors, adds SpaceX as partner
- November 4, 2026 · GitHub Copilot is now available in Xcode’s coding assistant
GitHub Copilot is available in Xcode's built-in coding assistant in public preview, starting with Xcode 27.3 beta; the separate Copilot for Xcode extension remains an option.
- November 4, 2026 · CodeQL 2.27.4 improves accuracy and query metadata
CodeQL 2.27.4 adds query accuracy improvements across Java/Kotlin, Rust and C/C++, stronger security checks when bundling or publishing a pack, and corrected query metadata.
- November 4, 2026 · BYOK and enterprise custom models in the Copilot usage API
The Copilot usage metrics API now reports bring your own key usage separately from Copilot-hosted models, distinguishing developer-configured local BYOK and admin-set enterprise custom models.
- November 3, 2026 · GitHub Desktop adds short-lived authentication tokens
GitHub Desktop 3.6.10 and later can issue short-lived, automatically refreshing authentication tokens during sign-in for eligible accounts. The rollout is gradual on github.com and excludes GitHub Enterprise Server.
- November 3, 2026 · Dependabot now supports Python 3.15
Dependabot now supports Python 3.15, so projects upgrading to that version can keep receiving dependency updates. It is available on github.com and planned for GitHub Enterprise Server 3.24.
- November 3, 2026 · CodeQL 2.27.3 adds Python 3.15 features and JSON data extensions
CodeQL 2.27.3 adds support for Python 3.15 features, JSON syntax for data extensions, C23 bit-precise integers, and accuracy improvements across languages.
- November 3, 2026 · GitHub Copilot is now available in JetBrains Air
GitHub Copilot is available in JetBrains Air via the Agent Client Protocol, supporting local IDE and cloud tasks. Users can select Copilot as the agent and use their existing Copilot subscription.
- November 3, 2026 · Look up a resource’s cost center with the GitHub REST API
A new REST API endpoint returns the cost center ID and name for a user, organization, repository, or enterprise team, replacing the need to scan every cost center's resources.
- November 3, 2026 · Dependabot version updates support Agent Package Manager
Dependabot version updates now support Agent Package Manager, opening pull requests for supported git dependencies in apm.yml and regenerating apm.lock.yaml. This covers version updates only, not security updates.
- November 2, 2026 ·
pull_request_targetblocked by default December 2From December 2, 2026,
pull_request_targetevents are blocked by default in public repositories unless an Actions event policy allows them. Private and internal repositories are unaffected. - November 2, 2026 · Security risk assessments include repository protection status
Security risk assessments now include repository protection status.
October 2026
October brought Copilot across Enterprise and apps, shared automations, image tools, plugin controls, webhook IP ranges and session continuity.
- October 29, 2026 · Webhook IP ranges added to the Meta API
GitHub added new IP ranges for webhook deliveries on github.com to the Meta API hooks field. Users maintaining static allowlists must add the three new CIDR prefixes to avoid rejected deliveries.
- October 28, 2026 · Generate and edit images directly in Copilot
Copilot can now generate and edit images from natural language in chat sessions, previewing results inline and saving them to the workspace. Organization and enterprise owners can disable image generation.
- October 28, 2026 · Repository plugin defaults and enterprise plugin controls generally available
Repository plugin defaults and enterprise plugin controls are now generally available.
- October 28, 2026 · GitHub Copilot in VS Code, Universe releases
Copilot in VS Code now supports session continuity, letting users start a cloud agent session in one client and continue it in VS Code, the Copilot app, GitHub Mobile or github.com while the agent runs in the cloud.
- October 28, 2026 · Build shared workflows for your team with Copilot Automations
Shared Copilot Automations are rolling out, letting teams build and maintain workflows from prompts, triggers and tools. Previously automations were personal and used the individual's identity and credits.
- October 28, 2026 · GitHub intelligence puts your code, context, and history to work
GitHub intelligence is described as a context and learning layer built from the graph of GitHub data, aimed at helping agents retain team conventions and find relevant code and history.
- October 28, 2026 · Security extension for the GitHub Copilot app
A security extension for the GitHub Copilot app, in public preview, shows a repository's open code scanning alerts ordered by severity. Users can ask Copilot to explain or help fix selected alerts without leaving the app.
- October 28, 2026 · GitHub Enterprise now includes access to GitHub Copilot
GitHub Enterprise now includes Copilot for every licensed user through an account team. Usage against the enterprise budget becomes the main thing to manage; self-serve subscriptions are unaffected.
- October 28, 2026 · GitHub Copilot app, Universe releases
Projects in the GitHub Copilot app give multi-repository and non-repository work a single place for context, agents and results. Copilot coordinates background work and returns results such as pull requests for review.
- October 28, 2026 · Route and orchestrate models with GitHub Copilot Fusion
The entry title indicates GitHub Copilot Fusion routes and orchestrates models, but no further details were provided.
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