Permission Profiles: named, switchable permission presets (global + per-repo)
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### Describe the feature or problem you'd like to solve
I typically run with `/allow-all` for maximum productivity, but sometimes I want to restrict the agent (e.g., no shell execution, read-only mode, or limited directory access) for sensitive tasks or specific repos. Currently there's no way to:
1. Save a named permission configuration and switch to it quickly
2. Define per-repo permission defaults so certain repos always start restricted
3. Toggle between "full trust" and "restricted" without manually re-configuring each session
Related issues #3028 and #3050 cover parts of this (MCP tool trust and persistent directories), but neither addresses switchable named profiles.
### Proposed solution
Introduce **permission profiles** — named sets of permission rules that can be defined at two levels:
**Global profiles** (`~/.copilot/permission-profiles.json`):
```json
{
"profiles": {
"full-access": { "allowAll": true },
"read-only": {
"allowedTools": ["view", "grep", "glob", "github-mcp-server-*"],
"denyTools": ["powershell", "edit", "create"]
},
"no-shell": {
"allowAll": true,
"denyTools": ["powershell"]
}
},
"default": "full-access"
}
```
**Per-repo profiles** (`.github/copilot-permissions.json`):
```json
{
"default": "no-shell",
"trustedDirectories": ["."],
"profiles": {
"no-shell": {
"allowAll": true,
"denyTools": ["powershell"]
}
}
}
```
**Switching profiles in-session:**
- `/profile list` — show available profiles
- `/profile use ` — switch to a profile
- `/profile show` — show current active profile and its rules
Per-repo profiles would take precedence over global ones (team-enforced guardrails).
### Example prompts or workflows
1. Start session in infra repo → automatically applies "no-shell" profile (team policy)
2. Working on a PR review → `/profile use read-only` to ensure no accidental edits
3. Ready to implement → `/profile use full-access` to switch back
4. New session in any repo → applies user's global default without needing `/allow-all` each time
### Additional context
GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.43
This would complement #3028 (granular MCP tool trust) and #3050 (persistent directory allow lists) by providing the overarching framework for managing permission sets.
Guia de contribuição
Direção de pesquisa
Start by reviewing the proposed global ~/.copilot/permission-profiles.json and per-repository .github/copilot-permissions.json formats, then trace how the CLI currently handles permission settings. Define the profile precedence and the /profile list, /profile use, and /profile show commands; done means named profiles can be switched in-session and repository defaults override global profiles.
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- Stack de tecnologia
- shell
- Domínio
- authorization, cli, security
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- Mais de uma semana
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