GitHub Copilot for JetBrains Gains Enterprise Sandbox Controls, Cross-File AI Suggestions, and IDE Terminal Integration
Summary
GitHub Copilot for JetBrains rolls out major enterprise and developer upgrades, including centrally managed sandbox controls, cross-file AI edit suggestions, global project context in chat, and a new /ide command linking terminal sessions directly to the JetBrains IDE.
Key Points
- GitHub Copilot for JetBrains now supports enterprise-managed sandbox policies in public preview, allowing administrators to centrally control sandbox behavior, filesystem and network access, proxy settings, and more, with managed restrictions taking precedence over user settings.
- New features include cross-file cursor jumps for next edit suggestions, global project context in chat for easier multi-file workflows, enterprise policy diagnostics for verifying configuration compliance, and a new /ide command connecting terminal Copilot CLI sessions directly to JetBrains IDE context.
- This release also delivers user experience improvements such as refined model selection, subagent model support, better MCP configuration continuity, and numerous reliability fixes across agent sessions, authentication, and chat stability, with OpenTelemetry settings in GitHub Copilot Chat now generally available.