diff --git a/.github/workflows/dotnet-integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/dotnet-integration-tests.yml
index b83a3d9423..fad2b7a671 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dotnet-integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dotnet-integration-tests.yml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           COSMOSDB_ENDPOINT: https://localhost:8081
           COSMOSDB_KEY: C2y6yDjf5/R+ob0N8A7Cgv30VRDJIWEHLM+4QDU5DE2nQ9nDuVTqobD4b8mGGyPMbIZnqyMsEcaGQy67XIw/Jw==
-          COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
           OpenAI__ApiKey: ${{ secrets.OPENAI__APIKEY }}
           OpenAI__ChatModelId: ${{ vars.OPENAI__CHATMODELID }}
           OpenAI__ChatReasoningModelId: ${{ vars.OPENAI__CHATREASONINGMODELID }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-integration-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/python-integration-tests.yml
index 667a8041bd..3308f294dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-integration-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-integration-tests.yml
@@ -509,7 +509,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
-      COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
       GITHUB_COPILOT_TIMEOUT: "120"
     defaults:
       run:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-merge-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/python-merge-tests.yml
index a91da6e265..7db1c4a641 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-merge-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-merge-tests.yml
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
     timeout-minutes: 60
     env:
-      COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
       GITHUB_COPILOT_TIMEOUT: "120"
     defaults:
       run:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-sample-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/python-sample-validation.yml
index 686100cff3..8c0ab1b7cf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-sample-validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-sample-validation.yml
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
     env:
-      COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
       GITHUB_COPILOT_MODEL: claude-opus-4.6
     defaults:
       run:
diff --git a/dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.GitHub.Copilot.IntegrationTests/GitHubCopilotAgentTests.cs b/dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.GitHub.Copilot.IntegrationTests/GitHubCopilotAgentTests.cs
index c1599012f0..57a604750d 100644
--- a/dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.GitHub.Copilot.IntegrationTests/GitHubCopilotAgentTests.cs
+++ b/dotnet/tests/Microsoft.Agents.AI.GitHub.Copilot.IntegrationTests/GitHubCopilotAgentTests.cs
@@ -15,9 +15,20 @@ public class GitHubCopilotAgentTests
 {
     private static void SkipIfCopilotNotConfigured()
     {
-        if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN")))
+        bool actionsAuth =
+            string.Equals(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("GITHUB_ACTIONS"), "true", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) &&
+            !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("GITHUB_TOKEN"));
+        bool localOptIn =
+            string.Equals(
+                Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("RUN_COPILOT_INTEGRATION_TESTS"),
+                "true",
+                StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+
+        if (!actionsAuth && !localOptIn)
         {
-            Assert.Skip("COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN not set; skipping GitHub Copilot integration tests.");
+            Assert.Skip(
+                "GitHub Actions auth is unavailable and RUN_COPILOT_INTEGRATION_TESTS is not true; " +
+                "skipping GitHub Copilot integration tests.");
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/python/packages/github_copilot/tests/test_github_copilot_agent.py b/python/packages/github_copilot/tests/test_github_copilot_agent.py
index 559180856f..5fe74410a9 100644
--- a/python/packages/github_copilot/tests/test_github_copilot_agent.py
+++ b/python/packages/github_copilot/tests/test_github_copilot_agent.py
@@ -3475,11 +3475,44 @@ def test_prepare_attachments_skips_non_base64_data_uri(self) -> None:
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Integration tests — require COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN env var
+# Integration tests — require GitHub Actions auth or explicit local opt-in
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+def _copilot_integration_configured() -> bool:
+    actions_auth = os.getenv("GITHUB_ACTIONS", "").lower() == "true" and bool(os.getenv("GITHUB_TOKEN", "").strip())
+    local_opt_in = os.getenv("RUN_COPILOT_INTEGRATION_TESTS", "").lower() == "true"
+    return actions_auth or local_opt_in
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("environment", "expected"),
+    [
+        ({}, False),
+        ({"GITHUB_TOKEN": "unrelated-token"}, False),
+        ({"GITHUB_ACTIONS": "true"}, False),
+        ({"GITHUB_ACTIONS": "true", "GITHUB_TOKEN": "actions-token"}, True),
+        ({"RUN_COPILOT_INTEGRATION_TESTS": "true"}, True),
+    ],
+)
+def test_copilot_integration_configured(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    environment: dict[str, str],
+    expected: bool,
+) -> None:
+    """Integration tests require Actions auth or an explicit local opt-in."""
+    monkeypatch.delenv("GITHUB_ACTIONS", raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.delenv("GITHUB_TOKEN", raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.delenv("RUN_COPILOT_INTEGRATION_TESTS", raising=False)
+    for name, value in environment.items():
+        monkeypatch.setenv(name, value)
+
+    assert _copilot_integration_configured() is expected
+
+
 skip_if_copilot_integration_tests_disabled = pytest.mark.skipif(
-    os.getenv("COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN", "") == "",
-    reason="No COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN provided; skipping integration tests.",
+    not _copilot_integration_configured(),
+    reason=(
+        "GitHub Actions auth is unavailable and RUN_COPILOT_INTEGRATION_TESTS is not true; skipping integration tests."
+    ),
 )