GitHub announced on October 26 that Assisted permissions are generally available in Copilot CLI, the Copilot app and VS Code. Instead of asking about every file read or shell command, an AI model evaluates a permission request and allows operations it classifies as clearly safe; requests outside that category still need approval.
The benefit is less babysitting during routine code work, exactly the friction you encountered with early agent experiments. But this is a judgment-based permission system, not a formal security proof. An erroneous classification could still matter, so it should not be used as an excuse to grant agents access to secrets or production databases.
GitHub documents the CLI entry point as /permissions, then Assisted. Try it in a disposable repository with read-only inspections, tests and harmless file writes; note which operations still prompt and whether the convenience is worth it.
If you use Copilot CLI, try /permissions → Assisted in a throwaway repo and compare approval frequency.