GitHub Copilot Enterprise Settings Add Auto-Update for Plugin Marketplaces

GitHub added a new autoUpdate: true option to enterprise-managed settings for GitHub Copilot, letting administrators opt individual plugin marketplaces into automatic plugin updates.

Details

• How it works: admins set autoUpdate: true on an entry in extraKnownMarketplaces within their organization’s managed settings configuration (stored in the .github-private/copilot repository)
• Effect: supported clients automatically check the marketplace and update installed plugins sourced from it, removing the need for manual update management
• Still gated by the allowlist: marketplaces must still comply with strictKnownMarketplaces restrictions — auto-update doesn’t bypass which marketplaces are trusted in the first place
• Where it applies: the GitHub Copilot app, Copilot CLI, and Visual Studio Code, for organizations on Copilot Business or Copilot Enterprise
• Status: generally available as of August 26, 2026

What happened next

This is a small but practical addition to GitHub’s growing set of enterprise-managed settings controls for Copilot, aimed at reducing the manual overhead of keeping approved plugins current across an organization without loosening which marketplaces are trusted.