Compatibility record
Does GitHub Copilot support Persistent memory?
GitHub Copilot Memory retains repository facts and personal coding preferences across sessions on Pro and Pro Plus.
What this state means
Selected plans, with the qualification kept attached.
Public preview. On by default for Pro and Pro Plus; users can disable it in Copilot settings. Used by Copilot cloud agent, code review, and CLI. Organization and enterprise admins can control availability for members.
Retains user or project context for use across separate sessions.
Saved chats, project instructions, retrieval over history, and automatically learned preferences are labeled separately in notes.
Researcher note
Path A: docs.github.com/copilot Memory concepts + github.blog/changelog 2026-03-04 (on by default for Pro and Pro+). Free is not named. Business/Enterprise appear only as admin-policy surfaces, not as a positive plan list, so they stay out of plans.
Evidence
Primary records behind the answer.
- 01
“Copilot Memory helps Copilot become more effective over time by remembering facts about your repositories and your personal coding preferences.”
- 02
Copilot Memory now on by default for Pro and Pro+ users in public preview
“Copilot Memory is now enabled by default for all GitHub Copilot Pro and Copilot Pro+ users.”