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github/copilot-cli (@​github/copilot)

v1.0.47

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  • /fork accepts an optional name and forked sessions display their origin in the sessions dialog
  • Copilot Max subscribers see the correct models available to their subscription tier
  • Support j/k keys for up/down navigation in the /diff view
  • --resume supports Copilot cloud agent sessions where the agent hasn't pushed any changes to its branch

v1.0.46

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  • Display a warning when the CLI version is deprecated and premium model access may be lost
  • PowerShell starts correctly when pwsh is installed as a .NET global tool shim
  • Long lines in diff view wrap at terminal width instead of being truncated
  • Read-only gh CLI commands (list, view, status, diff, etc.) are auto-approved without prompting for user confirmation
  • Sessions no longer crash mid-turn with ERR_HTTP2_INVALID_SESSION errors

v1.0.45

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  • Add /autopilot slash command to toggle between interactive and autopilot modes
  • Fall back to Windows PowerShell (powershell.exe) when PowerShell 7+ (pwsh) is not available on Windows
  • OpenTelemetry output aligns with GenAI semantic conventions: MCP tool calls now use standard tool_call spans, and a new gen_ai.client.operation.duration metric tracks tool execution time
  • Sessions with extension permission prompts can be resumed without a "Session file is corrupted" error
  • agentStop hook now fires correctly when the agent stops via task_complete
  • CLI starts faster on terminals with limited OSC color query support, shaving up to ~1.5s off startup time.
  • Add /fork command to fork the current session into a new independent session

v1.0.44

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  • Path completion in /add-dir no longer flickers or gets intercepted by @​ and # pickers
  • Slash commands can now appear mid-input, and multiple skills can be invoked in a single message
  • userPromptSubmitted hooks can now handle requests directly, bypassing the LLM and returning a response without making a model call
  • Faster /user list and /user switch for multi-account users
  • Add optional prerelease argument to copilot update and /update to fetch the latest prerelease build
  • Shell commands via ! prefix work correctly with all shell configurations
  • Shell aliases and rc file settings now work in ! commands
  • Quota display correctly shows remaining usage for Free users instead of always showing 100% used
  • Tool permissions granted in autopilot mode are preserved after /clear
  • Effort level applies correctly when switching models via the /model picker
  • Pressing Ctrl+C while a permission prompt is pending no longer causes the CLI to hang
  • Project info remains visible in slash command picker when no results match
  • Invalid URL entries in settings.json no longer crash CLI startup and are skipped with a warning
  • Timeline shows the resolved model for rubber-duck sub-agents (e.g. Rubber-duck(claude-opus-4.7))

v1.0.43

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  • Add username toggle to /statusline picker to display the active account in the footer
  • Auto mode uses server-side model routing for improved real-time model selection
  • Resume prompt shows correct session name when multiple sessions are active
  • Protect against RCE from malicious bare repositories nested inside a project
  • MCP server child processes (e.g. started via npx or uvx) are now fully terminated when a session ends
  • Show download progress when running the update command

v1.0.42

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  • MCP server failure warning now suggests a directly runnable /mcp show command when the server name contains whitespace
  • MCP server failure warnings include stderr output to help diagnose connection errors
  • Add -C flag to change working directory before starting, similar to git -C
  • Exit message resume command shows session ID instead of auto-generated name when session has not been renamed
  • Remote session export now supports non-GitHub repositories and repo-less directories
  • Resuming a session no longer shows a false "session in use" warning after choosing "Go back"
  • Enter key no longer gets permanently stuck after cancelling a request
  • Suppress the exit summary when the session has no user messages and no saved session to resume
  • CLI updates on Windows no longer fail with ENOENT when a transient EPERM occurs during package extraction
  • Add rubber-duck agent for GPT sessions, powered by Claude (available in /experimental)

v1.0.41

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  • CLI starts faster by rendering the UI immediately while authentication resolves in the background
  • Shell completions (bash, zsh, fish) are automatically installed on first run and updated after copilot update
  • Tab-completing slash commands that accept arguments now adds a trailing space automatically
  • Package extraction no longer crashes on Windows when antivirus or filesystem locks cause transient EPERM errors
  • Remote session connection errors show your logged-in account and tailored remediation steps
  • Markdown formatting renders in ask user prompt questions
  • Add experimental MCP Tasks support: MCP tools with taskSupport: "required" run as non-blocking background agents trackable via list_agents and read_agent (available when experimental mode is enabled, e.g. via /experimental on or the --experimental flag)
  • Extensions now load in prompt mode (-p). User extensions load by default; project extensions alnd management tools require GITHUB_COPILOT_PROMPT_MODE_EXTENSIONS=true.
  • Assistant responses no longer contain spurious system notification XML tags
  • Large output guidance correctly references the configured grep tool name
  • Adding a plugin marketplace using a git SSH URL (e.g. git@github.com:owner/repo) now works correctly
  • Slash command picker searches command descriptions and underlines matched characters
  • Memory tool confirmation prompt now shows the scope (repository or user) when requesting permission to store a memory
  • SQL todo timeline entries display more accurately for INSERT OR IGNORE/REPLACE and blocked status updates
  • Streaming text and shimmer animations stay smooth on slow or busy hosts
  • Add --attachment flag in non-interactive (-p/--prompt) mode to attach files (images or native documents) to the initial prompt
  • @​-mention completion works for ./ paths, no longer adds trailing space on directories, and shows project files before workspace roots
  • Improve stability on Windows by working around a V8 crash in Node 24.x
  • Session files containing Unicode line separator characters load correctly
  • Reasoning effort picker hint text displays "Esc to cancel" with correct spacing
  • Improve reliability of file edits by better recovering from fuzzy or misaligned edit blocks

v1.0.40

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  • PR branch decoration displays correctly in the footer regardless of model name length
  • /clear and /new reset the active custom agent selection
  • Assistant responses stream with smoother text output
  • copilot plugin list shows the correct version after running copilot plugin update
  • Add support for client_credentials OAuth grant type for MCP servers, enabling fully headless authentication without a browser
  • Subagents correctly evaluate tool search support for their own model instead of inheriting the parent session's settings
  • Switching sessions with /new or /resume no longer carries over pending messages to the new session
  • CLI no longer hangs at 100% CPU when sending a large file attachment
  • Resume session picker no longer shows duplicate entries for the same Mission Control-backed session
  • Session resume selector displays summaries on a single line, truncated to fit the column width
  • Print "Exiting…" to stderr immediately on Ctrl+C during prompt mode so shutdown progress is visible
  • /research uses an orchestrator/subagent model for more thorough and reliable deep research results
  • Autopilot mode now limits continuation messages to 5 by default (configurable with --max-autopilot-continues)
  • Automatically clean up old CLI package versions from disk during auto-update
  • Remote session statusline shows the remote working directory and branch instead of local context
  • /update no longer re-submits the original -i prompt after restarting
  • Detect Azure DevOps repositories and auto-disable the GitHub MCP server
  • Session history, file tracking, and the /chronicle command are now available to all users
  • Skills are available as slash commands in ACP clients, matching the CLI experience
  • Resuming a session no longer falsely reports it as in use after a previous CLI process exited unexpectedly
  • --config-dir now propagates correctly to plugin subcommands; --config-dir is deprecated in favor of COPILOT_HOME
  • Mouse selection works while the /ask response dialog is open, so its content can be highlighted and copied
  • Improve CLI startup speed by loading custom CA certificates asynchronously
  • Remote control link shows the full URL in the timeline instead of 'Open in browser'
  • ACP clients (e.g. Zed) now display the agent's live plan as it works through multi-step tasks
  • Add toggle for custom statusLine.command visibility in the statusline picker
  • ACP clients can now list and switch custom agents via the agent config option
  • MCP OAuth tokens cache correctly when multiple servers share the same URL but use different static OAuth client IDs
  • MCP tool names with dots or other invalid characters are now sanitized correctly
  • Ctrl+C and double-Esc remove pending queued messages one at a time instead of all at once
  • Slash command suggestions rank prefix matches above fuzzy matches
  • Prompt mode (-p) now gates repo hooks and workspace MCP behind opt-in env vars (GITHUB_COPILOT_PROMPT_MODE_REPO_HOOKS and GITHUB_COPILOT_PROMPT_MODE_WORKSPACE_MCP) for secure-by-default behavior

v1.0.39

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  • Allow ACP clients to toggle allow-all permission mode via session configuration
  • Add /compact, /context, /usage, and /env slash commands for ACP sessions
  • Press ctrl+x → b to move the current running task or shell command to the background
  • Transient pipe errors on child process stdio streams no longer cause crashes or trigger false crash reports
  • /remote status output now shows actionable hints for each connection state
  • Improve --resume session picker with better tab layout, status display, and progressive loading
  • Slash command argument picker opens immediately at exact command boundaries without requiring a trailing space

v1.0.38

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v1.0.37

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  • Location-based permission persistence is now enabled by default, so approvals carry over across sessions for the same directory
  • Add copilot completion <bash|zsh|fish> subcommand to generate static shell completion scripts for subcommands, flags, and known choice values
  • Press s in the session picker to cycle sort order: relevance, last used, created, or name
  • ACP model config options now include description and metadata for clients using the configOptions API
  • Model and effort change notification no longer appears when re-selecting the same model or effort level
  • Clipboard write no longer leaks X11 handles on Linux
  • Pending message indicator displays correctly alongside prompt frames
  • Fix detached HEAD detection always returning false after switch to git branch --show-current
  • Skill picker list stays fully visible when skills have errors or warnings
  • /ask responses now render markdown, including tables and formatted links

v1.0.36

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  • Subcommand picker shows a selection indicator (❯) next to the highlighted item
  • Clearer error message with a direct link when multiple Copilot licenses are detected
  • Fixed an issue where preToolUse.matcher was ignored. After upgrade, hooks with matcher run only for tool names that fully match the regex.
  • /keep-alive is available without experimental mode to prevent system sleep while Copilot CLI is active
  • /remote command shows current status and supports /remote on and /remote off to toggle remote control
  • Disabled skills no longer appear in the slash command list
  • Add a 'changes' statusline toggle to show added/removed line counts for the session
  • Custom instruction files in .gitignored directories (e.g., .github/instructions/) now load correctly
  • Require double Esc to cancel in-flight work, preventing accidental interruptions
  • Saving debug logs or feedback bundles no longer overwrites existing archive files
  • Custom agents, skills, and commands from ~/.claude/ are no longer loaded by the Copilot CLI
  • Claude Opus 4.6 now uses medium reasoning effort by default

v1.0.35

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  • Slash commands support tab-completion for arguments and subcommands
  • Shell escape commands (!) now use your $SHELL when set, instead of always invoking /bin/sh
  • Permission prompts appear correctly in remote sessions for the CLI TUI
  • Session selector shows branch names, idle/in-use status, and has improved search with cursor support
  • Model change notification shows both the previous and new model name
  • /update and /version commands now honor your configured update channel
  • Session sync prompt uses clearer labels and explains GitHub.com cross-device sync
  • Support COPILOT_GH_HOST environment variable for GitHub hostname, taking precedence over GH_HOST
  • Press Ctrl+Y (in addition to Tab) to accept the highlighted option in completion popups (@​-mentions, path completions, slash commands)
  • Add /session delete, delete , and delete-all subcommands, and x-to-delete in the session picker
  • MCP server names with spaces and special characters are now supported
  • Skill slash commands (e.g. /skill-name) passed as the initial prompt via -i are recognized correctly on startup
  • Shell completion notifications are not duplicated when read_bash already returned the result
  • --continue prefers resuming sessions from the current working directory instead of the most recently touched session
  • Status line script now includes context window fields that match the model badge and /context output
  • User settings are now stored in ~/.copilot/settings.json, separate from internal state in config.json
  • Name sessions with --name and resume them by name with --resume=
  • Configure Copilot agent now has shell access on Windows
  • Show a helpful error message with install instructions when clipboard utilities (wl-clipboard or xclip) are missing on Linux
  • LSP server entries in lsp.json support configurable spawn, initialization, and warmup timeouts
  • Context window indicator in the statusline is now hidden by default
  • Move MCP OAuth into the shared runtime flow and clear associated OAuth state when removing an MCP server.
  • Added a GitHub-style contribution graph to /usage that adapts to terminal color mode and falls back to distinct glyphs in no-color terminals
  • Self-correcting custom tool calls in agentic loop
  • Cursor movement, deletion, and rendering work correctly for emoji and multi-codepoint characters in the text input
  • Tool availability detection works correctly on Windows
  • Session token expiry during a turn is handled automatically without requiring you to resend your message
  • Initial tab and arrow key navigation in /cwd and /add-dir path picker selects the correct item
  • Transient I/O errors no longer appear as red error entries in the timeline when an IDE or extension disconnects
  • Custom agents and skills in ~/.claude/ are no longer incorrectly loaded as Copilot project config
  • Login command restores interactive input correctly after authentication
  • Improve rendering performance when displaying large amounts of text in the timeline
  • Sync task calls block until completion under MULTI_TURN_AGENTS instead of auto-promoting to background after 60s; sync no longer returns a reusable agent_id, use mode: "background" for follow-ups
  • Tab navigation supports Home/End keys to jump to first and last tab
  • Plugins take effect immediately after install without requiring a restart
  • Add continueOnAutoMode config option to automatically switch to auto model on rate limit instead of pausing
  • Auto mode no longer fails with an error when switching to a model that doesn't support the configured reasoning effort
  • Pattern-specific instruction files (.github/instructions/*.instructions.md) no longer include their full body in the system prompt on every session
  • Extension shutdown errors no longer appear as error-level log noise on every session exit
  • LSP refactoring tools now register correctly on the first turn when LSP configs are present
  • Add HTTP hook support, allowing hooks to POST JSON payloads to a configured URL instead of running a local command
  • Hide subagent thinking from the timeline
  • Custom agent name is now visible in the statusline footer and can be toggled via /statusline
  • Pressing Escape on startup dialogs no longer causes race conditions
  • grep and glob tools now accept multiple search paths

v1.0.34

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  • Rate limit error message now says "session rate limit" instead of "global rate limit"

v1.0.33

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  • Resuming a remote session with --resume or --continue automatically inherits the --remote flag without needing to re-specify it
  • Add /bug, /continue, /release-notes, /export, and /reset as command aliases
  • Slash command picker suggests similar commands when you type an unrecognized or misspelled slash command
  • Add /upgrade as an alias for the /update command
  • Grep no longer times out on large repositories when content exclusion policies are enabled
  • Non-interactive mode waits for all background agents to finish before exiting
  • Skill picker correctly truncates CJK/Japanese descriptions and long skill names without wrapping
  • Slash command picker selects the highlighted command when pressing Enter
  • ctrl+t to toggle reasoning display is now listed in the /help and ? overlay
  • Sub-agents in auto mode now inherit the session model
  • Show usage limit warnings at 50% and 95% capacity, giving earlier notice before hitting rate limits
  • Use j/k for vim-style navigation and x to kill tasks in the tasks dialog

v1.0.32

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  • Allow short session ID prefixes (7+ hex chars) with --resume and /resume instead of the full ID
  • /feedback saves the bundle to TEMP when the working directory is not writable
  • Select auto as your model to let Copilot automatically pick the best available model for each session
  • Add --print-debug-info flag to display version, terminal capabilities, and environment variables
  • Show warnings when approaching 75% and 90% of your weekly usage limit
  • Attach supported document files to prompts for the agent to read and reason about
  • Add --connect flag to directly connect to a remote session by ID
  • copilot login --host now correctly authenticates with GitHub Enterprise Cloud (GHE) instances
  • Current date and time in agent context now includes local timezone offset
  • Terminal progress indicator stays visible while the agent is thinking
  • Status line no longer shows stray Unicode glyphs in terminals like Neovim after /clear
  • Rewind works correctly after using /cd to change directories
  • Multiline input is preserved when using /plan and plan mode
  • Backspace correctly exits shell mode only when the input is empty
  • Mouse wheel scrolling works correctly in the /ask dialog
  • Rate-limited sessions now pause queued messages and automatically retry instead of dropping them
  • Tables render with correct column widths, emoji support, and stable borders during terminal resize
  • Rate limit error messages now show specific context based on the type of limit reached
  • Session idle timeout is now configurable via --session-idle-timeout; disabled by default
  • Skills that exceed the token limit are still discoverable and invocable by name

v1.0.31

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  • Prompt frame no longer causes rendering issues on Windows and Ubuntu terminals

v1.0.30

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  • Feedback form links to the correct GitHub repository
  • /undo shows an explanatory message when rewind is unavailable (e.g., not in a git repository or no commits yet)
  • Plugin skills and commands are correctly discovered when using skills.discover
  • Add /statusline command (with /footer alias) to customize which items appear in the status bar (directory, branch, effort, context window, quota)
  • Remove --list-env flag that logged loaded plugins, agents, skills, and MCP servers in prompt mode
  • Image paste from clipboard works again after regression in bracketed paste handling
  • Both Ctrl+V and Meta+V trigger image paste on all platforms

v1.0.29

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  • Remote MCP server config now allows omitting the type field, defaulting to http
  • Blinking cursor maintains stable width so text does not shift during blink
  • Add --list-env flag to log loaded plugins, agents, skills, and MCP servers when running in prompt mode, helping verify environment configuration in CI pipelines
  • Add support for Claude Opus 4.7
  • Shell commands and MCP servers now receive COPILOT_AGENT_SESSION_ID as an environment variable
  • Agent correctly identifies repository owner from git remote URL rather than local username
  • Terminal state correctly restored after a crash exit on Windows

v1.0.28

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  • Permission prompts show correct repository path when working inside git submodules
  • Background agent completion notifications are not sent redundantly when read_agent is already waiting for the result
  • MCP migration hint now links to documentation with platform-specific instructions instead of embedding shell commands inline
  • Azure resource IDs no longer trigger false path security warnings when running az CLI commands
  • Rewind picker navigation simplified to arrow keys and Enter, removing the confusing 1-9 quick-select shortcut
  • A clear error message is displayed when the configured editor cannot be launched
  • Mascot plays a short blink sequence on startup instead of blinking continuously
  • Connect to CLI remote control sessions from the —resume picker
  • Support COPILOT_DISABLE_TERMINAL_TITLE environment variable to opt out of terminal title updates

v1.0.27

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  • Show a clear message when Copilot Pro trial is paused instead of a generic policy error
  • Status bar shows @​files and #issues hints while typing, and /help hint when the slash command picker is open
  • Clipboard copy on WSL no longer leaks an invisible BOM character into pasted text
  • Add /ask command to ask a quick question without affecting conversation history
  • Add copilot plugin marketplace update command to refresh plugin catalogs

v1.0.26

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  • Escape key reliably dismisses ask_user and elicitation prompts without getting stuck
  • Spurious directory access prompts no longer appear for arguments inside find -exec blocks
  • Agent sessions no longer fail with unrecoverable errors when context compaction splits a tool call across a checkpoint boundary
  • Single-segment slash-prefixed tokens (e.g. /help, /start) no longer treated as file paths in bash commands
  • Anthropic BYOM correctly includes image data when viewing image files
  • Permission prompt notification hook only fires when a prompt is actually shown to the user
  • ctrl+o now expands all timeline entries, same as ctrl+e
  • Remote tab correctly shows Copilot coding agent tasks and supports steering without requiring a pull request
  • Rename "steering" to "remote control" in --remote flag and /remote command help text
  • Avoid sending duplicate custom instruction files (e.g. copilot-instructions.md and CLAUDE.md with identical content) to reduce wasted tokens per turn
  • Plugin hooks receive PLUGIN_ROOT, COPILOT_PLUGIN_ROOT, and CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT env vars with the plugin's installation directory
  • ACP server binds to localhost only, preventing unintended network exposure
  • Installing a plugin named 'git' from a marketplace no longer fails due to incorrect URL parsing
  • Enterprise login accepts hostnames without a URL scheme (e.g. 'github.example.com')
  • LSP language servers correctly initialize on Windows using proper file URI paths
  • Relative paths in file edit operations resolve against the session working directory
  • Session scope selector in sync prompt is now more prominent and keyboard-navigable with left/right arrow keys
  • Instruction files with specific applyTo patterns are consolidated into a table instead of inlining full content, reducing context window usage

v1.0.25

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  • Install MCP servers from the registry with guided configuration directly in the CLI
  • Esc key works correctly after a failed /resume session lookup
  • Persist resolved model in session history and defer model changes during active turns
  • ACP clients can now provide MCP servers (stdio, HTTP, SSE) when starting or loading sessions
  • The --config-dir flag is now respected when selecting the active model
  • Add /env command to show loaded environment details (instructions, MCP servers, skills, agents, plugins)
  • /share appends the correct file extension (.md or .html) when a custom output path is given without one
  • /add-dir accepts relative paths (e.g. ./src, ../sibling) and resolves them to absolute paths
  • Custom instruction files preserve special characters like & and
  • Skill picker list scrolls correctly when the list exceeds the terminal height
  • MCP client reports the correct CLI version during server handshake
  • /logout shows a warning when signed in via gh CLI, PAT, API key, or environment variable, since /logout only manages OAuth sessions
  • Alt+D now deletes the word in front of the cursor in text input
  • /share html shows a file:// URL and supports Ctrl+X O to open the file directly
  • Skill instructions persist correctly across conversation turns
  • You can now remote control your CLI sessions using --remote or /remote
  • MCP remote server connections automatically retry on transient network failures
  • Share Research TOC sidebar anchor links navigate correctly within the page

v1.0.24

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  • preToolUse hooks now respect modifiedArgs/updatedInput, and additionalContext fields
  • Custom agent model field now accepts display names and vendor suffixes from VS Code (e.g., "Claude Sonnet 4.5", "GPT-5.4 (copilot)")
  • Terminal state (alt screen, cursor, raw mode) is restored correctly after CLI crashes like OOM or segfaults
  • The --remote flag is respected when the session sync prompt appears on first run in a GitHub repo
  • Redesign exit screen with Copilot mascot and cleaner usage summary layout

v1.0.23

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  • Add --mode, --autopilot, and --plan flags to start the CLI directly in a specific agent mode
  • Agent no longer hangs on the first turn when the memory backend is unavailable
  • Bazel/Buck build target labels (e.g. //package:target) no longer misidentified as file paths
  • Ctrl+L clears the terminal screen without clearing the conversation session
  • Slash command picker shows full skill descriptions and a refined scrollbar
  • /diff, /agent, /feedback, /ide, and /tuikit work while the agent is running
  • Display reasoning token usage in the per-model token breakdown when nonzero
  • Remote tab correctly shows Copilot coding agent tasks and supports steering via the Tasks API
  • Shell output with BEL characters no longer causes repeated terminal beeping
  • Migration notice for .vscode/mcp.json now includes a jq command to migrate your config to .mcp.json

v1.0.22

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  • MCP tools with non-standard JSON schemas are now sanitized for compatibility with all model providers
  • Better handling of large images from MCP and extension tools
  • Improved rendering performance with a new simplified inline renderer
  • Show a clear message to contact your organization administrator when remote sessions are blocked by policy
  • Sub-agent activity no longer shows duplicated tool names (e.g. "view view the file...")
  • Permission checks and other hooks now work correctly when using Anthropic models via BYOM/BYOK configuration
  • Slash command picker appears above the text input for a more stable layout
  • Custom agents can now declare a skills field to eagerly load skill content into agent context at startup
  • Plugins can now display a post-install message with setup instructions after installation
  • Remove .vscode/mcp.json and .devcontainer/devcontainer.json as MCP server config sources; CLI now only reads .mcp.json. A migration hint appears when .vscode/mcp.json is detected without .mcp.json.
  • Plugins remain enabled across sessions and auto-install on startup based on user config
  • Add sub-agent depth and concurrency limits to prevent runaway agent spawning
  • Warn when resuming a session that is already in use by another CLI or application
  • CLI no longer crashes on systems affected by a V8 engine bug in grapheme segmentation
  • sessionStart and sessionEnd hooks fire once per session in interactive mode instead of once per prompt
  • Plugin agents respect the model specified in their frontmatter

v1.0.21

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  • Add copilot mcp command for managing MCP servers
  • Spinner no longer appears stuck when a long-running async shell command is active
  • Enterprise GitHub URL input in the login flow now accepts keyboard input and submits on Enter
  • Slash command picker no longer flickers or shifts the input while filtering
  • Timeline no longer goes blank when content shrinks (e.g., after cancelling or tool completion)
  • Plan mode timeline display shows user text without a redundant "Plan" prefix
  • Reduce memory usage by automatically shutting down shell sessions that are no longer needed
  • Hooks configured with PascalCase event names now receive VS Code-compatible snake_case payloads with hook_event_name, session_id, and ISO 8601 timestamps

v1.0.20

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  • Add copilot help monitoring topic with OpenTelemetry configuration details and examples
  • Spinner stays active until background agents and shell commands finish, and user input remains available throughout
  • Azure OpenAI BYOK defaults to the GA versionless v1 route when no API version is configured
  • Reduce UI sluggishness during live response streaming
  • /yolo and --yolo now behave identically and /yolo state persists across /restart

v1.0.19

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  • /mcp enable and /mcp disable now persist across sessions
  • OpenTelemetry monitoring: subagent spans now use INTERNAL span kind, and chat spans include a github.copilot.time_to_first_chunk attribute (streaming only)
  • Plugin hook scripts with missing execute permissions now run correctly on macOS
  • Custom agent is properly restored when resuming a session where the agent display name differs from its filename
  • Skip IDE auto-connect when session is already in use by another client
  • Slash command timeline entries now include the command name (e.g., "Review", "Plan") for better context

v1.0.18

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  • New Critic agent automatically reviews plans and complex implementations using a complementary model to catch errors early (available in experimental mode for Claude models)
  • Session resume picker correctly groups sessions by branch and repository on first use
  • preToolUse hook permissionDecision 'allow' now suppresses the tool approval prompt
  • Add notification hook event that fires asynchronously on shell completion, permission prompts, elicitation dialogs, and agent completion

v1.0.17

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  • Built-in skills are now included with the CLI, starting with a guide for customizing Copilot cloud agent's environment
  • MCP OAuth flows now support HTTPS redirect URIs via a self-signed certificate fallback, improving compatibility with OAuth providers that require HTTPS (e.g., Slack)
  • /resume session picker loads significantly faster, especially with large session histories

v1.0.16

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  • SQL prompt tags no longer appear when sql tool is excluded via excludedTools or availableTools
  • MCP tool calls display tool name and parameter summary in the timeline
  • MCP server reconnects correctly with valid authentication when the working directory changes
  • Add PermissionRequest hook to allow scripts to programmatically approve or deny tool permission requests
  • Remove deprecated marketplaces repository setting (use extraKnownMarketplaces instead)
  • MCP servers load correctly after login, user switch, and /mcp reload
  • BYOK Anthropic provider now respects the configured maxOutputTokens limit
  • Remove deprecated marketplaces repository setting (use extraKnownMarketplaces instead)

v1.0.15

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  • Remove support for gpt-5.1-codex, gpt-5.1-codex-mini, and gpt-5.1-codex-max models
  • Copilot mascot now blinks with subtle eye animations in interactive mode
  • User switcher and /user list display accounts in alphabetical order
  • Add mcp.config.list, mcp.config.add, mcp.config.update, and mcp.config.remove server RPCs for managing persistent MCP server configuration
  • Add device code flow (RFC 8628) as a fallback for MCP OAuth in headless and CI environments
  • Add /mcp auth command and re-authentication UI for MCP OAuth servers with account switching support
  • Add postToolUseFailure hooks for tool errors and make postToolUse run only after successful tool calls
  • Add /share html command to export sessions and research reports as self-contained interactive HTML files
  • Autopilot no longer continues after pressing Escape or Ctrl+C to cancel
  • Keystrokes typed while the CLI is loading are no longer lost
  • Large tool output preview shows correct character count and up to 500 characters
  • Add Home/End and Page Up/Page Down navigation to the diff viewer
  • CLI exits immediately after a session ends instead of waiting up to 10 seconds
  • Config settings askUser, autoUpdate, storeTokenPlaintext, logLevel, skillDirectories, and disabledSkills now use camelCase names (snake_case still accepted)
  • Many settings keys now prefer camelCase names (snake_case names still work)
  • Ctrl+D no longer queues a message; use Ctrl+Q or Ctrl+Enter to queue
  • MCP servers that are slow to connect no longer block the agent from starting
  • Pasting images from the Windows clipboard now works in WSL environments

v1.0.14

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  • Images are correctly sent to Anthropic models when using BYOM
  • Model picker selection correctly overrides the --model flag for the current session
  • Terminal output no longer clears or jumps on error exit
  • Shift+Enter inserts a newline in terminals with Kitty keyboard protocol support
  • Show underlying error details when a Git marketplace URL fails to clone
  • Temp file operations no longer trigger unnecessary permission prompts on macOS
  • Allow SDK session participants to respond to elicitation requests via handlePendingElicitation API
  • Shell processes are cleaned up properly when a session ends
  • SDK exit_plan_mode.requested event is now always emitted, regardless of whether a direct callback is configured
  • MCP servers using Microsoft Entra ID authentication no longer show the consent screen on every login
  • Grep and glob search results return promptly when a timeout is reached
  • Keystrokes are no longer dropped when typing quickly in elicitation dialogs
  • Clipboard copy on native Windows no longer includes a stray U+FEFF character at the start of pasted text
  • Fixed --config-dir being ignored when resuming a session, causing paths to silently fall back to ~/.copilot
  • MCP servers blocked by allowlist policy are now hidden from /mcp show
  • Reasoning effort setting now applies correctly when using Bring Your Own Model (BYOM) providers
  • Ensure clear error messaging when using classic PATs
  • grep tool handles large files and long lines without running out of memory
  • MCP server OAuth authentication works when the CLI runs in ACP mode
  • Split $BROWSER on spaces
  • Pasted text is no longer corrupted when mouse support is active
  • Uninstalling a marketplace plugin removes its cached data from disk
  • Reduce CPU usage during streaming by optimizing spinner rendering and task polling
  • Reduce CLI startup time by running terminal detection, auth, and git operations in parallel
  • MCP registry lookups are more reliable with automatic retries and request timeouts
  • CLI starts faster due to V8 compile cache reducing parse and compile time on repeated invocations
  • Remove support for gemini-3-pro-preview model

v1.0.13

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  • Shell processes are cleaned up properly when a session ends
  • Reduce CPU usage during streaming by optimizing spinner rendering and task polling
  • SDK exit_plan_mode.requested event is now always emitted, regardless of whether a direct callback is configured
  • MCP servers using Microsoft Entra ID authentication no longer show the consent screen on every login
  • Grep and glob search results return promptly when a timeout is reached
  • Keystrokes are no longer dropped when typing quickly in elicitation dialogs
  • Clipboard copy on native Windows no longer includes a stray U+FEFF character at the start of pasted text
  • Fixed --config-dir being ignored when resuming a session, causing paths to silently fall back to ~/.copilot
  • Reduce CLI startup time by running terminal detection, auth, and git operations in parallel
  • /rewind and double-Esc now open a timeline picker that can roll back to any point in conversation history, not just the previous snapshot
  • MCP registry lookups are more reliable with automatic retries and request timeouts
  • CLI starts faster due to V8 compile cache reducing parse and compile time on repeated invocations
  • MCP servers can request LLM inference (sampling) with user approval via a new review prompt
  • MCP servers blocked by allowlist policy are now hidden from /mcp show
  • Reasoning effort setting now applies correctly when using Bring Your Own Model (BYOM) providers
  • Ensure clear error messaging when using classic PATs
  • grep tool handles large files and long lines without running out of memory
  • MCP server OAuth authentication works when the CLI runs in ACP mode
  • Split $BROWSER on spaces
  • Pasted text is no longer corrupted when mouse support is active
  • Uninstalling a marketplace plugin removes its cached data from disk
  • Remove support for gemini-3-pro-preview model

v1.0.12

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  • MCP servers defined in .mcp.json start correctly when the working directory is the git root
  • Clipboard copy works correctly on Windows when non-system clip.exe shadows the system one in PATH
  • /diff view correctly renders all lines when intra-line highlighting is present
  • Plugin hooks now receive CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR and CLAUDE_PLUGIN_DATA environment variables, and support {{project_dir}} and {{plugin_data_dir}} template variables in hook configurations
  • Workspace MCP servers are now correctly loaded and visible to the agent
  • /clear preserves MCP servers in the new session
  • Model display header shows the active reasoning effort level (e.g. "(high)") next to the model name
  • /session rename auto-generates a session name from conversation history when called without a name argument
  • Remove --alt-screen flag and alt_screen setting; alt screen is now always enabled
  • OSC 8 hyperlinks are now clickable in VS Code terminals
  • PowerShell /flag arguments (e.g., /all, /enum-devices) are no longer mistakenly treated as file paths
  • Trusted folder access prompts no longer appear incorrectly on Windows OneDrive paths and case-insensitive filesystems
  • Status line payload includes session_name field alongside session_id
  • @​ file picker no longer shows .git directory contents
  • Scroll position stays in place when the terminal is resized
  • /yolo path permissions persist after using /clear to start a new session
  • Emoji characters are selected and highlighted correctly in terminal text selection
  • Sessions with active work are no longer cleaned up by the stale session reaper
  • Resume session restores the previously selected custom agent
  • CLI no longer crashes with out-of-memory errors when running shell commands that produce high-volume output
  • Pressing Escape multiple times during autopilot cancellation no longer leaves the session stuck
  • Read .claude/settings.json and .claude/settings.local.json as additional repo config sources
  • Model picker opens in full-screen view with inline reasoning effort adjustment using ← / → arrow keys
  • OTEL hook executions are now recorded as span events instead of child spans, reducing trace clutter
  • User prompt appears in the conversation immediately after pressing Enter
  • /allow-all (/yolo) now supports on, off, and show subcommands to enable, disable, or check allow-all mode
  • Ctrl+Y in plan mode opens the most recent research report when no plan exists yet

v1.0.11

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  • Ensure models appear in picker correctly, display model names where possible
  • Show a warning when MCP servers are blocked by policy (e.g. allowlist enforcement)
  • Organization policy for third-party MCP servers is now enforced for all users
  • Add ~/.agents/skills/ as a personal skill discovery directory, aligning with VS Code's GHCP4A extension default
  • Extension hooks from multiple extensions now merge instead of overwriting each other or hooks from hooks.json
  • sessionStart hook additionalContext is now injected into the conversation
  • /clear now abandons the current session entirely, while /new starts a fresh conversation (keeping the old session backgrounded)
  • GitHub MCP server user configuration is respected when connecting to remote hosts
  • Terminal screen redraws correctly after process suspend and resume (Ctrl+Z / fg)
  • MCP OAuth authentication works with MCP servers like the Atlassian Rovo MCP Server which support Dynamic Client Registration but host authorization metadata at a non-standard URL
  • /cd keeps a separate working directory per session, restored when switching sessions
  • Custom instructions, MCP servers, skills, and agents are now discovered at every directory level from the working directory up to the git root, enabling full monorepo support
  • Startup 'Environment loaded' message now shows the number of loaded hooks
  • Background agent progress (current intent and tool calls completed) now surfaces in read_agent and task timeout responses
  • statusLine.command path now supports ~ and environment variables (e.g. $HOME, ${VAR:-default})
  • /new and /clear commands accept an optional prompt to start the new session with a first message

v1.0.10

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  • Reduced memory usage when viewing large files in their entirety
  • /login device flow works correctly in Codespaces and remote terminal environments
  • Working directory is correctly detected when using --server mode with remote sessions
  • Arrow keys work correctly in terminals using application keypad mode
  • Repo hooks (.github/hooks/) now fire correctly when using prompt mode (-p flag)
  • /copy writes formatted HTML to clipboard on Windows for pasting into Word, Outlook, and Teams
  • SDK clients can register custom slash commands when starting or joining a session
  • SDK clients can show elicitation dialogs to the user via session.ui.elicitation
  • Add experimental support for multiple concurrent sessions
  • Add --effort as a shorthand alias for --reasoning-effort
  • Add /undo command to undo the last turn and revert file changes
  • Markdown bullet lists render correctly in alt-screen mode when content contains hard line breaks
  • Elicitation form shows Shift+Tab hint for navigating between fields in reverse
  • Remote session URL displays as a compact clickable 'Open in browser' link instead of a duplicated raw URL
  • Session history is no longer lost when exiting via /quit, Ctrl+C, or restart
  • Hook matcher filters defined in nested hook structures are now correctly applied to inner hook items
  • Plugins using .claude-plugin/ or .plugin/ manifest directories now load their MCP and LSP servers correctly
  • /terminal-setup no longer shows a misleading error for WSL users
  • Model picker reorganizes models into Available, Blocked/Disabled, and Upgrade tabs based on user plan and policy
  • Workspace MCP servers from .mcp.json, .vscode/mcp.json, and devcontainer.json are now loaded only after folder trust is confirmed
  • Config settings renamed to camelCase: includeCoAuthoredBy, effortLevel, autoUpdatesChannel, statusLine (old names still work)
  • When copying assistant responses, the leading 2-space UI indent is stripped from selections where all selected lines share that indent
  • Plugins loaded via --plugin-dir now appear in /plugin list under a separate 'External Plugins' section

v1.0.9

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  • Spurious I/O error messages (ENOTCONN, EIO) no longer appear in the timeline during SSH disconnects or terminal closes
  • Add include_gitignored config option to include gitignored files in @​ file search
  • Copying text on WSL correctly preserves CJK and other non-ASCII characters
  • Marketplace and plugin installs from shortened URLs (e.g., aka.ms links) now work correctly

v1.0.8

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  • Agent mode labels and borders display correct colors on non-truecolor terminals (tmux, SSH, screen)
  • Alternate screen buffer is now enabled by default for a cleaner terminal experience
  • Exit plan mode tool remains available when an extension subprocess joins an active session
  • Repo-level hooks are loaded only after folder trust is confirmed, not before the trust dialog is shown
  • Idle subagents no longer clutter the /tasks view — they are hidden after 2 minutes of inactivity
  • Add extension mode setting to control extensibility
  • MCP servers can be validated against configured registries using the experimental MCP_ALLOWLIST feature flag
  • Allow --resume to accept a task ID in addition to a session ID
  • Support defining hooks in settings.json, settings.local.json, and config.json
  • Scroll works correctly in macOS Terminal.app and other terminals that don't support SGR mouse encoding
  • Mouse scroll works correctly in tmux after returning from an external editor
  • Ctrl-C in prompt mode now exits immediately instead of waiting for the request to complete
  • Spinner animation no longer delays visible output from appearing in the timeline
  • Dialog titles display consistently inside all dialog boxes

v1.0.7

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  • Improve color contrast across CLI themes for better readability and accessibility
  • User messages display with a subtle background color for visual differentiation from assistant messages
  • Add support for gpt-5.4-mini model
  • Tab bar selected tab uses compact [label] style with cleaner spacing
  • Add "customize" mode to system message config for section-level system prompt overrides
  • Double-Esc clears input when text is present, or triggers undo when the prompt is empty, with a hint shown after the first Esc
  • Session resume no longer fails with 'Session file is corrupted' for sessions created before 1.0.6
  • Branch indicator distinguishes unstaged changes (*), staged changes (+), and untracked files (%) in the header
  • Add experimental SDK session APIs to list and manage skills, MCP servers, and plugins, with optional config auto-discovery from the working directory
  • Add subagentStart hook that fires when a subagent is spawned, with support for injecting additional context into the subagent's prompt
  • Pro and trial users now see all models they are entitled to in the model picker
  • CLI restart no longer re-sends the -i/--interactive prompt to the new session
  • Resolve an edge case where auto-update could leave an incomplete package on Windows

v1.0.6

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  • Autopilot continuation no longer gets permanently blocked after an error in a previous turn
  • In autopilot, task_complete summary is now required and renders as markdown
  • Input placeholder text is no longer read aloud by screen readers on every prompt submission
  • Free tree-sitter WASM objects after shell command parsing to prevent memory leak
  • /help dialog starts scrolled to the top in alt-screen mode
  • Auto-update correctly recovers from race conditions on Windows
  • CLI no longer fails to load on Windows after updating while another instance is running
  • Reduce memory usage by eliminating redundant environment variable copies per child process spawn
  • Remaining requests widget no longer shows inaccurate quota data for Copilot Free users
  • Resolve session crashes caused by HTTP/2 connection pool race conditions when sub-agents are active
  • CLI loads the latest version of itself after an auto-update
  • Kill command validation no longer incorrectly blocks some legitimate commands. e.g. p.kill() in a python script
  • Instruction file frontmatter applyTo field accepts both string and array values
  • Improve streaming and tool-output memory usage
  • Model can discover and use tools dynamically with tool search for Claude models
  • Hooks fire correctly when resuming a previous session
  • Prompt input in alt screen mode renders all lines without truncation
  • Links and right-click paste no longer trigger twice when running in VS Code's integrated terminal
  • Hook configuration files now work across VS Code, Claude Code, and the CLI without modification by accepting PascalCase event names alongside camelCase
  • Native module

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