GitHub opens a Copilot model policy REST API at enterprise, team, app and organization level, generally available
Which people can use which models moves from clicking in settings to something you can manage in code.
// Key points
- New GET and PATCH endpoints read and update Copilot model policies, generally available.
- They cover four levels: enterprise, enterprise team, enterprise app and organization, for example /enterprises/{enterprise}/copilot/model-policies and /orgs/{org}/copilot/model-policies.
- Enterprise policy can delegate model control to organizations (organization mode) or to teams and apps (enterprise teams mode).
Builder's takeModel turnover is now monthly, and Copilot retired a batch of old models the same day; flipping switches by hand will eventually miss something. I'd keep the model allowlist in a config repo, sync it through this API on a schedule, and open new models to one pilot team first.
// Background · from #Coding agents
Full timeline →- Oct 20 Cloudflare cuts the average cost of its internal AI code review 68%, from $2.43 to $0.77
- Oct 20 Copilot retires six models including GPT-5.5 and GPT-5.4 on October 19, pointing users to GPT-6.1 Sol and GPT-6 Luna
- Oct 20 GitHub: during unusual traffic, some anonymous HTTPS clones of public repositories may temporarily require authentication