Content exclusions are generally available in Copilot app and CLI
Content exclusions reached general availability in the Copilot app and CLI for Business and Enterprise customers: the tools now respect exclusion policies configured by enterprise, organization and repository administrators, so Copilot won't use excluded files as context — protecting sensitive code across agentic workflows.
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FAQWhat did GitHub Copilot announce on SEP 02, 2026?
Content exclusions reached general availability in the Copilot app and CLI for Business and Enterprise customers: the tools now respect exclusion policies configured by enterprise, organization and repository administrators, so Copilot won't use excluded files as context — protecting sensitive code across agentic workflows.
What is GitHub Copilot?
GitHub's pioneer coding assistant: completions, chat, and an agent mode that works through issues and opens pull requests. Now supports multiple frontier models.
Where is the official source for this announcement?
It was published by GitHub · Microsoft on SEP 02, 2026 via github.blog, the company's official channel. AgentMaps cites the primary source for every charted signal.