GitHub Changelog (@GHchangelog) announced Copilot for JetBrains 1.18.0: public-preview AI-assisted tool approvals auto-approve low-risk calls; organization and enterprise shared skills/instructions; and plan mode for the Codex agent so you can review a plan before implementation. You can also re-edit earlier messages (rewinding chat and file edits) and chat alongside sessions.
Key Takeaways
- ✓Assisted approvals (public preview) auto-approve low-risk tool calls.
- ✓Org/enterprise skills and custom instructions work in local and agent sessions.
- ✓Codex agent gains plan mode; re-edit earlier messages to rewind chat and file edits.
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Core Background & Industry Pain Points
JetBrains Copilot agents drown in tool approvals while enterprises refuse blanket auto-approve. Shared Skills were hard across sessions; Codex lacked a plan-before-edit gate.
Architecture Highlights & Internals
Copilot for JetBrains 1.18.0 adds public-preview assisted approvals, re-edit/rewind of earlier messages and file edits, org/enterprise Skills for local and agent sessions, Codex plan mode, an independent built-in GitHub MCP Server toggle, per-tool persistent MCP controls, and side-by-side chat.
Authoritative Benchmarks & Measured Scores
No official SWE-bench numbers. Measure approval interrupts and rollback counts from 1.17 → 1.18 on real repos.
Developer Hands-on Guide
Update to 1.18.0; confirm Business/Enterprise preview policies. Install Codex CLI for plan mode. Review MCP toggles. Inline Chat is hidden in Gateway/remote; 2025.1 IDEs get upgrade notices to 2026.1+.
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