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GitHub Copilot for Visual Studio: June Update Includes Usage Tracking and C++ Modernization

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GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio receives a June update focused on visibility and trust, introducing real-time usage tracking with proactive alerts and a trust validation layer for MCP servers. The modernization agent for C++ is now generally available, and extended range suggestions enhance code editing. This update benefits all GitHub Copilot plan users, including free and student tiers, and requires Visual Studio 2026.

  • →Real-time Copilot usage tracking and alerts
  • →Trust validation for MCP servers
  • →General availability for C++ modernization agent
  • →Add pull requests to Copilot Chat context
  • →In-IDE pull request review experience
Features (5) ›
  • Real-time Copilot usage tracking and alerts

    A refreshed Copilot Usage window provides real-time updates reflecting usage-based billing and proactive alerts for approaching limits, hitting them, and activating overages. Users can access this via the Copilot badge menu and configure warning thresholds in settings.

  • Trust validation for MCP servers

    Visual Studio now validates MCP server configurations and asset fingerprints against a trusted baseline at startup, prompting users to review and approve any changes via a trust dialog before the server runs. This feature is enabled by default under Tools > Options > GitHub > Copilot > Copilot Chat.

  • General availability for C++ modernization agent

    The MSVC upgrade scenarios for the GitHub Copilot modernization agent have graduated from preview to general availability. It can be run in Automated mode for end-to-end upgrades or Guided mode for review before each step.

  • Add pull requests to Copilot Chat context

    Users can now add pull requests to Copilot Chat by right-clicking in the Git Repository window or referencing them inline with '#<PR_ID>'. Copilot will use the pull request description, changed files, and comments as context.

  • In-IDE pull request review experience

    A new experience allows users to browse, comment, approve, and complete pull requests from GitHub or Azure DevOps directly within Visual Studio, integrating with the Add to Copilot Chat feature for assistance.

Enhancements (1) ›
  • Extended range for next edit suggestions

    Copilot's next edit suggestions can now predict and propose follow-up edits anywhere within the active file, not just near the cursor. This functionality can be enabled under Tools > Options > Text Editor > Inline Suggestions.

Read the original announcement →

https://github.blog/changelog/2026-07-14-github-copilot-in-visual-studio-june-update

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