GitHub Copilot now supports secure, isolated sandboxes in public preview — both locally on developer machines and in the cloud. Local sandboxes restrict Copilot's shell command execution using Microsoft MXC technology, with cross-platform support (macOS, Linux, Windows) and enterprise policy enforcement via Microsoft Intune. Cloud sandboxes launch ephemeral Linux environments hosted by GitHub via `copilot --cloud`, inheriting existing org policies. Key benefits include safer agentic workflows, session continuity across devices, and parallel task execution without consuming local resources.
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