GitHub Copilot adds opt-in user attribution and content capture to OpenTelemetry
Overview
GitHub Copilot now lets enterprise administrators attribute its activity to individual users through a telemetry.capture.identity setting, according to a GitHub Copilot changelog entry dated October 12, 2026.
When enabled, the setting adds user.name, process.user.name and host.name to OpenTelemetry data.
Identity capture is off by default and stays separate from the existing pseudonymous user identifier. Prompts, responses, tool arguments, tool output and policy details are five independent capture classes, each also off by default. GitHub says administrator-managed values override local settings, SDK configuration and environment variables.
Written by AI from the articles below · updated Oct 12, 11:01 PM ET
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AIGitHub Copilot now lets enterprise administrators attribute activity to users through a telemetry.capture.identity setting that adds user.name, process.user.name and host.name to OpenTelemetry data. Identity capture is off by default, and prompts, responses, tool arguments, tool output and policy details can each be enabled separately, also off by default. Administrator-managed values override local settings, SDK configuration and environment variables.
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