--- title: New features and improvements in Copilot for JetBrains description: GitHub Copilot for JetBrains 1.18.0 introduces AI-assisted tool approvals in public preview, letting low-risk tool calls auto-approve while riskier actions... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/new-features-and-improvements-in-copilot-for-jetbrains-0sw9sg9z8 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: New features and improvements in Copilot for JetBrains | daily.dev og:description: GitHub Copilot for JetBrains 1.18.0 introduces AI-assisted tool approvals in public preview, letting low-risk tool calls auto-approve while riskier actions... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/new-features-and-improvements-in-copilot-for-jetbrains-0sw9sg9z8 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/0sW9sG9z8.png og:image:alt: New features and improvements in Copilot for JetBrains og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # New features and improvements in Copilot for JetBrains **[GitHub Changelog](https://daily.dev/sources/github_updates)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary GitHub Copilot for JetBrains 1.18.0 introduces AI-assisted tool approvals in public preview, letting low-risk tool calls auto-approve while riskier actions still require confirmation. Users can re-edit earlier agent messages with conversation and file rewind, use shared organization/enterprise skills and custom instructions, and access a new plan mode for the Codex agent. MCP tool management gains a toggle for the built-in GitHub MCP Server plus persistent per-tool controls. The release also adds a side-by-side chat panel, several UX discoverability tweaks, reliability fixes for inline chat and Codex session startup, and a deprecation notice for JetBrains IDE 2025.1 users to upgrade to 2026.1 or later. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What's new in GitHub Copilot for JetBrains 1.18.0? Version 1.18.0 adds AI-assisted tool approvals in public preview, which auto-approve low-risk tool calls while still prompting for higher-risk actions. It also lets you re-edit earlier messages in an agent session with conversation and file rewind, supports organization-shared skills and custom instructions, adds plan mode for the Codex agent, and gives persistent per-tool MCP controls plus a toggle for the built-in GitHub MCP Server. _Track incremental Copilot for JetBrains releases like this on daily.dev before adopting new agent features._ ### How do I control which MCP tools GitHub Copilot's agent can use in JetBrains? Copilot agent sessions in JetBrains now include persistent per-tool controls for MCP servers, letting you manage individual tools and toggle the built-in GitHub MCP Server on or off independently from manually configured servers. The built-in server stays enabled by default unless you turn it off in settings. _Developers wiring up MCP tooling can follow granular agent-control changes like this via daily.dev._ ### Will Copilot for JetBrains still support JetBrains IDE 2025.1? Support for JetBrains IDE version 2025.1 is unchanged in the 1.18.0 release, but users on that version now see an advance notice recommending an upgrade to 2026.1 or later. No functionality is removed yet for 2025.1 users. _Teams planning JetBrains IDE upgrades can watch for firmer deprecation timelines on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Major agentic capabilities improvements in GitHub Copilot for JetBrains IDEs](https://daily.dev/posts/major-agentic-capabilities-improvements-in-github-copilot-for-jetbrains-ides-mtaxg9eh2) · GitHub Changelog · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#github](https://daily.dev/tags/github), [#mcp](https://daily.dev/tags/mcp), [#jetbrains](https://daily.dev/tags/jetbrains), [#openai-codex](https://daily.dev/tags/openai-codex) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/new-features-and-improvements-in-copilot-for-jetbrains-0sw9sg9z8) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"New features and improvements in Copilot for JetBrains","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/new-features-and-improvements-in-copilot-for-jetbrains-0sw9sg9z8","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/new-features-and-improvements-in-copilot-for-jetbrains-0sw9sg9z8"},"datePublished":"2026-09-23T01:08:58.532Z","dateModified":"2026-09-23T01:09:18.524Z","description":"GitHub Copilot for JetBrains 1.18.0 introduces AI-assisted tool approvals in public preview, letting low-risk tool calls auto-approve while riskier actions...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/7e8577c6287118db52aacbd83e810ab9?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/7e8577c6287118db52aacbd83e810ab9?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"GitHub Changelog","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"GitHub Changelog","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/15004b7835da4d89b02b115871f0f6dc","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/github_updates"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/new-features-and-improvements-in-copilot-for-jetbrains-0sw9sg9z8","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ai-agents,github,mcp,jetbrains,openai-codex","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"GitHub Changelog","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/github_updates"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"New features and improvements in Copilot for JetBrains"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/new-features-and-improvements-in-copilot-for-jetbrains-0sw9sg9z8#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What's new in GitHub Copilot for JetBrains 1.18.0?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Version 1.18.0 adds AI-assisted tool approvals in public preview, which auto-approve low-risk tool calls while still prompting for higher-risk actions. 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