Question

An administrator adds a new content exclusion rule in the repository settings to prevent Copilot from using files in the '/config/credentials' directory. A developer on the team reports that even after the rule was saved, Copilot still generates completions that reference those files while they have the project open in VS Code. What is the most likely reason, and what should the developer do?

Accepted Answer

The exclusion rule takes a short time to propagate to clients, and the developer may need to wait a few minutes and/or reload the editor window so the updated policy is fetched.

Answer

Content exclusions never take effect in VS Code; the developer must switch to a supported editor such as JetBrains IDEs to have the rule honored.

Answer

Content exclusions only apply to Copilot Chat, so completions will always continue using the excluded files regardless of the rule.

Answer

The administrator must manually push the exclusion to each developer's machine using a device management tool before it can take effect.