# GitHub — GitHub Copilot weekly releases — October 5

- Company: GitHub (github.com)
- Announced: 2026-10-09T22:58:23+00:00
- Category: capability-change
- Coverage: not counted
- Announcement: yes
- Group: announcements
- Source: https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-09-github-copilot-weekly-releases-october-5
- Record: https://forck.live/items/18883-github-copilot-weekly-releases-october-5
- Subject: Copilot
- Models affected: Claude Haiku 5.5

GitHub added Claude Haiku 5.5 for Copilot Pro, Pro+, Max, Business, and Enterprise users. Local sandboxing for agents is now generally available in Copilot CLI, the Copilot app, and VS Code sessions using Agent Host at no extra cost. The Copilot app now supports separate GitHub accounts for licensing and repositories.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://github.blog/changelog/2026-10-09-github-copilot-weekly-releases-october-5:

> Limit agents’ access to files, networks, and credentials with local sandboxing, now generally available in Copilot CLI, the Copilot app, and VS Code sessions using Agent Host. This is included with Copilot at no extra cost.

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