Agent Customizations - Copilot

Sandbox

Configure isolation and inspect the access Copilot receives.

On for this machine

Effective policy

What Copilot can access with the current configuration

Sandbox on 1 writable root 12 readable paths Network on
Working directory/Users/digitarald/Developer/vscodeRead/Write
NetworkOutbound and local networkAllowed
Dev-tool accessnpm detectedAllowed

General

Allow sandbox bypass

Copilot can request approval to run a command outside the sandbox.

Sandbox MCP servers

Run MCP servers inside the sandbox.

Sandbox language servers Managed

Run language servers inside the sandbox.

Authentication

Authenticate Git

Inject credentials for authenticated HTTPS Git operations.

Authenticate GitHub CLI

Export GH_TOKEN for gh commands.

Allow macOS Keychain access

Expose credentials stored in the macOS Keychain.

Filesystem

Specific paths override broader grants.

Include working directory

Grant read/write access to the working directory and repository metadata.

Allow dev-tool access

Grant toolchains access to configuration, registries, and caches.

Network

Allow outbound connections

Let sandboxed processes reach the internet.

Allow local network

Let processes reach localhost and the local network.