GitHub Apps can now manage Enterprise Copilot seat assignments via API
GitHub announced that enterprise-level GitHub Apps can now call the enterprise Copilot seat management APIs to control which users and enterprise teams are assigned Copilot seats. The source text is truncated, so further details on API access requirements are not available from this excerpt.
Why it matters
Enterprise admins and internal tooling teams can automate Copilot seat provisioning and deprovisioning through a GitHub App instead of manual assignment in the admin UI.
Who should care
Enterprise GitHub administrators, platform engineering teams, developers building GitHub Apps for enterprise customers
What you can do
Review the GitHub changelog entry and the Copilot seat management API documentation to determine whether an enterprise GitHub App can automate seat assignment for your organization's users and teams.