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Big news for those working in restricted or air-gapped environments:
- GitHub Copilot CLI now supports local models and BYOK.

I’m often asked if Copilot can work offline or in secure zones—now it finally can.

Check out the update:
https://github.blog/changelog/2026-04-07-copilot-cli-now-supports-byok-and-local-models/

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Copilot CLI now supports BYOK and local models - GitHub Changelog

GitHub Copilot CLI now lets you connect your own model provider or run fully local models instead of using GitHub-hosted model routing. This means you can use the models and…

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