Moving auto model supported models to a yml reference table (#60733)

Co-authored-by: Sarah Schneider <sarahs@github.com>

Author: dihydroJenoxide

content/copilot/concepts/auto-model-selection.md

@@ -38,15 +38,7 @@ Experience less rate limiting and reduce the mental load of choosing a model by
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-When you select **Auto** in {% data variables.copilot.copilot_chat_short %}, {% data variables.copilot.copilot_auto_model_selection_short_cap_a %} may choose from the following list of models, subject to your policies and subscription type. Models may change over time.
-  * {% data variables.copilot.copilot_gpt_41 %}
-  * {% data variables.copilot.copilot_gpt_53_codex %}
-  * {% data variables.copilot.copilot_gpt_54 %}
-  * {% data variables.copilot.copilot_gpt_54_mini %}
-  * {% data variables.copilot.copilot_claude_haiku_45 %}
-  * {% data variables.copilot.copilot_claude_sonnet_46 %}
-  * {% data variables.copilot.copilot_grok_code %}
-  * {% data variables.copilot.copilot_raptor_mini %}
+When you select **Auto** in {% data variables.copilot.copilot_chat_short %}, {% data variables.copilot.copilot_auto_model_selection_short_cap_a %} chooses from the supported models, subject to your policies and subscription type. Models may change over time. See [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/reference/ai-models/supported-models#supported-ai-models-in-auto-model-selection).
 
 > [!TIP] To see which model was used for each response, hover over the response in {% data variables.copilot.copilot_chat_short %}.
 
@@ -62,8 +54,7 @@ During the {% data variables.release-phases.public_preview %}, if you're using a
 
 ## {% data variables.copilot.copilot_auto_model_selection_short_cap_a %} in {% data variables.copilot.copilot_cloud_agent %}
 
-When you select **Auto** in {% data variables.copilot.copilot_cloud_agent %}, {% data variables.copilot.copilot_auto_model_selection_short_cap_a %} currently chooses from the following list of models, subject to your policies and subscription type:
-  {% data reusables.copilot.copilot-cloud-agent-auto-models %}
+When you select **Auto** in {% data variables.copilot.copilot_cloud_agent %}, {% data variables.copilot.copilot_auto_model_selection_short_cap_a %} chooses from the supported list of models, subject to your policies and subscription type. See [AUTOTITLE](/copilot/reference/ai-models/supported-models#supported-ai-models-in-auto-model-selection).
 
 {% data reusables.copilot.change-the-ai-model-copilot-cloud-agent %}
 

content/copilot/reference/ai-models/supported-models.md

@@ -45,6 +45,20 @@ This table lists the AI models available in {% data variables.product.prodname_c
 
 {% endrowheaders %}
 
+## Supported AI models in {% data variables.copilot.copilot_auto_model_selection_short_cap_a %}
+
+This table lists the AI models available in {% data variables.copilot.copilot_auto_model_selection_short_cap_a %}.
+
+{% rowheaders %}
+
+| Model | {% data variables.copilot.copilot_cloud_agent %} | {% data variables.copilot.copilot_chat_short %} |
+| --- | --- | --- |
+| {% for model in tables.copilot.auto-model-selection %} |
+| {{ model.name }} | {% if model.cloud_agent == true %}{% octicon "check" aria-label="Included" %}{% else %}{% octicon "x" aria-label="Not included" %}{% endif %} | {% if model.chat == true %}{% octicon "check" aria-label="Included" %}{% else %}{% octicon "x" aria-label="Not included" %}{% endif %} |
+| {% endfor %} |
+
+{% endrowheaders %}
+
 ## Model retirement history
 
 The following table lists AI models that are retired or scheduled for retirement from {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %}, along with their retirement dates and suggested alternatives.

data/tables/copilot/auto-model-selection.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# Please keep this list sorted in the following order:
+# 1. By provider, in this order:
+#    - OpenAI
+#    - Anthropic
+#    - Google
+#    - xAI
+#    - others
+# 2. Within each provider group, alphabetically by model name.
+#
+# This file defines which AI models are available for Copilot cloud agent
+# and Copilot Chat.
+# It is used to generate the model availability table.
+#
+# Column keys:
+# - name: The model name.
+# - cloud_agent: Availability for Copilot cloud agent.
+# - chat: Availability for Copilot Chat.
+
+# OpenAI
+- name: GPT-4.1
+  cloud_agent: false
+  chat: true
+
+- name: GPT-5.3-Codex
+  cloud_agent: false
+  chat: true
+
+- name: GPT-5.4
+  cloud_agent: false
+  chat: true
+
+- name: GPT-5.4 mini
+  cloud_agent: false
+  chat: true
+
+# Anthropic
+- name: Claude Haiku 4.5
+  cloud_agent: false
+  chat: true
+
+- name: Claude Sonnet 4.5
+  cloud_agent: true
+  chat: false
+
+- name: Claude Sonnet 4.6
+  cloud_agent: false
+  chat: true
+
+# xAI
+- name: Grok Code Fast 1
+  cloud_agent: false
+  chat: true
+
+# Fine-tuned OAI models
+- name: Raptor mini
+  cloud_agent: false
+  chat: true

src/data-directory/lib/data-schemas/tables/copilot/auto-model-selection.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// This schema enforces the structure in auto-model-selection.yml
+
+const autoModelSelectionSchema = {
+  type: 'array',
+  items: {
+    type: 'object',
+    additionalProperties: false,
+    required: ['name', 'cloud_agent', 'chat'],
+    properties: {
+      name: {
+        type: 'string',
+        lintable: true,
+      },
+      cloud_agent: {
+        type: 'boolean',
+      },
+      chat: {
+        type: 'boolean',
+      },
+    },
+  },
+}
+
+export default autoModelSelectionSchema