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Copilot assisted permissions: Fewer prompts
Let Copilot run the clearly safe steps without asking.
Assisted permissions are now generally available in Copilot CLI, the Copilot app and VS Code.
A language model checks each request to run a command, access a file path or open a URL, lets clearly safe ones proceed and asks you about the rest.
What changed
Assisted permissions sit between asking about everything and allowing everything. A model lets clearly safe steps through and still asks you about the rest.
How it works
When Copilot wants to run a command, access a file system path or open a URL, a large language model evaluates the request. Requests it classifies as clearly safe go ahead on their own. Every other request still waits for your approval.
How to turn it on
- Copilot CLI: run
/permissions, then select assisted. The latest CLI release notes say it no longer needs experimental mode. - Copilot app: open the mode picker, click Tool permissions, then select Assisted.
- VS Code: open the permissions picker, then select Assisted permissions.
For admins
- Enterprise-managed settings can block Allow All while keeping Assisted available, or turn Assisted off on its own.
- You can pick the default permission mode for new sessions. Developers can still choose another mode your policy allows.
- If the default is unavailable or blocked by policy, the session starts with manual approval.
Source: GitHub Changelog: Copilot assisted permissions, Oct 26, 2026 · Copilot CLI v1.0.104 release notes