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Copilot JetBrains 1.18 adds agent controls and shared skills
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- →Assisted approvals reduce friction by auto-accepting safe tool calls while keeping risky actions manual.
- →Shared skills allow organizations to enforce consistent AI behavior across all developer workspaces.
- →Plan mode for Codex agents gives developers visibility into the agent's strategy before code changes are made.
GitHub has released Copilot for JetBrains version 1.18.0, introducing significant controls for AI agent behavior in IDEs. Key features include assisted approvals for tool calls, which automatically accept low-risk actions while prompting for high-risk ones, and a new plan mode for the Codex agent that allows users to review strategies before execution. The update also enables organization-managed skills and custom instructions for both local and agent sessions, alongside persistent controls for MCP tools. Additional improvements include re-editing previous messages in agent conversations and enhanced inline chat reliability.
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