[2026-05-13] Air-gapped BYOK Support in VS Code [GA] (#61276)

Co-authored-by: Ben Ahmady <32935794+subatoi@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: copilot-swe-agent[bot] <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

Author: 3 people

content/copilot/tutorials/roll-out-at-scale/govern-at-scale/resources-for-approval.md

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ These teams need to know how {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %}
 
 * The allowlist required for a firewall or proxy to ensure {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} works as expected. See [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/reference/copilot-allowlist-reference).
 * The network protocol that {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} operates on by default, and your company's options for routing traffic through a proxy server and intercepting traffic. See [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/concepts/network-settings).
+* The option to use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} in air-gapped environments by bringing your own API keys in {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode_shortname %} or {% data variables.copilot.copilot_cli_short %}. See [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/how-tos/administer-copilot/manage-for-enterprise/use-your-own-api-keys).
 * The clients where users will be using {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %}.
   * Your enterprise can enable or disable {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} in IDEs, on {% data variables.product.prodname_mobile %}, in the CLI, and on the {% data variables.product.github %} website.
   * If your company distributes approved software for users, IT teams may need to approve the supported versions of IDEs. See [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/reference/copilot-feature-matrix).

data/reusables/copilot/byok-why.md

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 * **Governance and compliance:** Choose LLM providers that comply with your organization's policies and regulatory requirements.
 * **Cost management:** Align with your existing payment methods, contracts, credits, or negotiated rates, and avoid usage overages.
 * **Visibility and control:** Manage which models your team can access, and monitor usage through your provider's existing dashboards and billing.
-* **Flexibility:** Support custom or specialized models that your organization already uses.
+* **Flexibility:** Support custom or specialized models that your organization already uses.
+* **Air-gapped environments:** Use {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} in isolated networks without any dependency on {% data variables.product.github %}'s REST API in either {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode_shortname %} or {% data variables.copilot.copilot_cli_short %}.