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Published by GitHub Changelog (T1 source). The original is at https://github.blog/changelog/2026-08-06-mcp-allowlists-in-enterprise-managed-settings.

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GitHub now lets enterprise owners centrally control which Model Context Protocol servers GitHub Copilot clients may run, via new allowedMcpServers and deniedMcpServers keys in enterprise managed settings.

First-party detail on MCP governance for Copilot at enterprise scale; relevant for admins standardizing agent tool access across teams.

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