Add enabledAgents config to restrict which agents the CLI can use#1
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[WIP] Add configuration to limit agents for CLI usage
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enabledAgents config to restrict which agents the CLI can use
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No configuration existed to limit which agents are available in the CLI — users and repo owners had no way to restrict agent usage beyond per-agent
user-invocable: false.Changes
changelog.md: Version 1.0.3 entry documenting the newenabledAgentsoptionREADME.md: New "Configuring Agents" section covering:enabledAgentsallowlist at user-level (~/.copilot/config.json) and repo-level (.github/copilot/settings.json)user-invocable: falseConfig format
{ "enabledAgents": ["explore", "my-agent"] }When both user and repo configs define
enabledAgents, the effective set is their intersection — an agent must appear in both lists to be available. Omitting the field (or an empty array) preserves existing behavior: all agents are accessible.💬 We'd love your input! Share your thoughts on Copilot coding agent in our 2 minute survey.