[bot] Update Learning Hub for July 2026 Copilot changes#2395
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- agents-and-subagents.md: Document VS Code 1.130 agent host (Copilot SDK) and assisted tool approvals. Add link to VS Code 1.130 release notes. - understanding-mcp-servers.md: Add COPILOT_MCP_ secrets section for cloud agent MCP configuration. Add link to official secrets/variables docs. - using-copilot-coding-agent.md: Add 'Controlling Network Access' section documenting the allowed-domains field in copilot-setup-steps.yml (GA July 2026 firewall support). Add link to network access docs. Sources: - VS Code 1.130 release notes (2026-07-22) - GitHub Copilot coding agent setup steps + firewall GA (2026-07-16) - Configure secrets and variables for coding agent docs (2026-07-16) Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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What's new
New features found (week of July 15–22, 2026)
VS Code 1.130 — The agent host + Copilot SDK (July 22): Agent sessions in VS Code now run on a dedicated agent host powered by the Copilot SDK, aligning behavior with Copilot CLI and the Copilot app. Release notes
VS Code 1.130 — Assisted tool approvals (July 22): The model assesses tool-call risk to reduce manual approval interruptions during agent sessions — low-risk operations are auto-approved, higher-risk operations still surface for review. Release notes
Copilot setup steps GA + firewall/internet access controls (July 16):
copilot-setup-steps.ymlnow supports anallowed-domainsfield to restrict outbound network access in the cloud agent environment. DocsCOPILOT_MCP_secrets for cloud agent (July 16): Repository secrets and variables prefixed withCOPILOT_MCP_are automatically injected into the cloud agent's MCP server environment. DocsPages updated
agents-and-subagents.md: Added section 5 "The VS Code agent host and Copilot SDK (VS Code 1.130+)" under "Launch subagents in VS Code", covering the dedicated agent host, Copilot SDK alignment, and assisted tool approvals. Added VS Code 1.130 link to Next Steps.understanding-mcp-servers.md: Added "MCP Secrets for the Copilot Cloud Agent" subsection explaining theCOPILOT_MCP_prefix convention with a YAML example. Added link to official secrets/variables docs in Next Steps.using-copilot-coding-agent.md: Added "Controlling Network Access (GA — July 2026)" subsection under "Setting Up the Environment", documenting theallowed-domainsfield incopilot-setup-steps.yml. Added link to network access docs in Next Steps.Source announcements