Copilot CLI by GitHub
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2026-10-22 · 12 changes · release
- Clicking a completed response code block copies its original code when enabled.
- ACP sessions now honor saved sandbox settings and --sandbox/--no-sandbox flags, including on resume.
- Cloud replies keep full text when the CLI reconnects after a dropped connection
2026-10-22 · 12 changes · release
- Clicking a completed response code block copies its original code when enabled.
- Reuse cached local MCP tool snapshots across registered Git worktrees in one repository
- Improve remote launch options with clearer hosting/connection flags and retire legacy --remote/--no-remote startup flags
2026-10-21 · 8 changes · release
- Prompt mode now honors managed Auto model selection for -p and piped stdin runs
- Subagents honor custom and MCP tool approvals, avoiding duplicate permission prompts and allowing inherited workflows to run
- Plugin marketplaces accept git-subdir sources and long plugin descriptions
2026-10-21 · 2 changes · release
- Prompt mode now honors managed Auto model selection for -p and piped stdin runs
- Subagents honor custom and MCP tool approvals, avoiding duplicate permission prompts and allowing inherited workflows to run
2026-10-21 · 6 changes · release
- Sandboxed network traffic now honors NOPROXY and ALLPROXY when inheriting host proxy settings
- Plugin marketplaces accept git-subdir sources and long plugin descriptions
- Fish shell completion works when aliases include option aliases like --effort
2026-10-20 · 30 changes · release
- Add native structured output for dynamic workflow subagents on supported models
- Add assistedApprovalInstructions setting to guide Assisted Permissions confirmation decisions
- Shell commands that create and then enter a directory now request path approval instead of being denied early.
2026-10-20 · 16 changes · release
- Resuming a session shows the conversation sooner without waiting for placeholder environment setup
- Starting a session with sandboxed MCP servers now avoids unnecessary restarts and responds faster.
- Allow /config and /settings to set and unset showReasoning
2026-10-19 · 14 changes · release
- Add native structured output for dynamic workflow subagents on supported models
- Add assistedApprovalInstructions setting to guide Assisted Permissions confirmation decisions
- Shared MCP auth errors point to your client's sign-in settings; CLI authentication warnings still show /mcp auth.
2026-10-19 · 49 changes · release
- Add --disable-client-telemetry flag to turn off client telemetry uploads from the CLI
- Add --trust-folder for one-off prompt-mode sessions started with -p or piped stdin
- Install verified Skills and plugins from GitHub install links via copilot plugin install "ghapp://air/install?..."
2026-10-16 · 4 changes · release
- Use the unified Sessions browser by default for /sessions, /session, and /resume.
- Session browsing now caps account discovery at 500 records and respects Retry-After hints for automatic refresh timing.
- Sandbox host-rule traffic now honors HTTPSPROXY and HTTPPROXY when no sandbox proxy is configured
2026-10-16 · 5 changes · release
- Prompt to update the sandbox proxy certificate authority when masked hosts change
- Managed plugins update activation in existing sessions when managed policy changes
- Sessions no longer stall for minutes when an MCP server hangs while loading tools.
2026-10-16 · 6 changes · release
- Add --disable-client-telemetry flag to turn off client telemetry uploads from the CLI
- Sandboxed shell commands now explain credential-proxy certificate trust failures and can offer an approved rerun outside the sandbox.
- Keep saved /diff review comments when reopening an unchanged diff in the same session, with an explicit discard action.
2026-10-16 · 7 changes · release
- Show a clear notice when administrator-managed settings override your selected model
- Enable semantic code search by default for online sessions.
- Sandboxed commands on Linux start more reliably without intermittent loopback setup failures
2026-10-15 · 12 changes · release
- Add --trust-folder for one-off prompt-mode sessions started with -p or piped stdin
- Install verified Skills and plugins from GitHub install links via copilot plugin install "ghapp://air/install?..."
- Improve /login for Microsoft Entra by letting you choose a cached account or explicitly sign in with a different account
2026-10-15 · 15 changes · release
- Open /share without arguments to view a full-screen action menu for sharing the current session
- /sandbox can keep sandboxing enabled for the current session without enabling it globally
- Trusted repository plugins install and update automatically before chat runs.
2026-10-14 · 6 changes · release
- Add support for Gemini 4 Argon
- Command hooks complete reliably even when child-exit signals are lost under Node
- MCP status and /mcp commands stay synced to the active session after split-view session switches
2026-10-14 · 2 changes · release
- Expand /ask answers with Ctrl+E, copy the entire answer with Ctrl+Y, and reopen the last usable completed answer in the session with /ask or /btw.
- Command hooks complete reliably even when child-exit signals are lost under Node
2026-10-14 · 4 changes · release
- Add support for Gemini 4 Argon
- MCP status and /mcp commands stay synced to the active session after split-view session switches
- Resuming a session now respects abandoned pending-permission work and continues only active permission requests.
2026-10-13 · 0 changes · release
2026-10-13 · 25 changes · release
- Add agent-scoped declarative hooks for custom agents
- Remote plugin marketplace and plugin fetches retry once with your signed-in GitHub token after HTTPS auth fails.
- Streamed responses behind TLS-intercepting proxies complete when closenotify is omitted
2026-10-13 · 3 changes · release
- Remote plugin marketplace and plugin fetches retry once with your signed-in GitHub token after HTTPS auth fails.
- Streamed responses behind TLS-intercepting proxies complete when closenotify is omitted
- Fix parsing of GitHub SCP remotes with absolute paths so repository owner and name resolve correctly
2026-10-13 · 1 changes · release
- Discover all custom agents even when repositories define more than 100 or nest agent files deeply.
2026-10-12 · 0 changes · release
2026-10-12 · 21 changes · release
- Add agent-scoped declarative hooks for custom agents
- Inline images render by default on supported terminals without enabling experimental mode. Use /settings inlineImages false to turn them off
- Autopilot denies a preToolUse hook's "ask" decision instead of stopping on a permission dialog nobody is watching
2026-10-12 · 9 changes · release
- Interactive sandbox settings suggest possible environment secrets and let you add masking hosts before saving.
- Make model IDs in /model and /config model case-insensitive and save canonical IDs
- Keep /allow-all available during startup while enterprise policy is still resolving
2026-10-10 · 1 changes · release
- Make model IDs in /model and /config model case-insensitive and save canonical IDs
2026-10-10 · 2 changes · release
- Interactive sandbox settings suggest possible environment secrets and let you add masking hosts before saving.
- Keep /allow-all available during startup while enterprise policy is still resolving
2026-10-09 · 6 changes · release
- Interactive sessions in git repositories reach the input prompt sooner
- Timeline now shows whether you, Assisted Permissions, policy, or unattended fallback made each permission decision.
- /add-dir grants sandbox access to added directories for the current session
2026-10-09 · 4 changes · release
- Use native Microsoft Entra broker authentication on macOS when available, with browser fallback.
- copilot config supports sandbox credential injectHosts keys, with key completion in Bash, Zsh, and Fish.
- context now applies to new and resumed ACP sessions instead of silently using the default or previously saved context tier
2026-10-09 · 0 changes · release
2026-10-09 · 1 changes · release
- copilot config supports sandbox credential injectHosts keys, with key completion in Bash, Zsh, and Fish.
2026-10-09 · 1 changes · release
- Use native Microsoft Entra broker authentication on macOS when available, with browser fallback.
2026-10-08 · 2 changes · release
- Managed plugin setup retries hourly or after policy changes instead of on every message failure
- context now applies to new and resumed ACP sessions instead of silently using the default or previously saved context tier
2026-10-08 · 8 changes · release
- Add Claude Haiku 5.5 to model selection and --model completions
- copilot mcp add recovers cleanly after interrupted MCP config initialization
- MCP enable/disable now works before server discovery without starting MCP servers
2026-10-08 · 1 changes · release
- copilot mcp add recovers cleanly after interrupted MCP config initialization
2026-10-08 · 2 changes · release
- MCP enable/disable now works before server discovery without starting MCP servers
- Assisted permissions send visible shell code to the permission judge instead of requiring unnecessary manual approval
2026-10-08 · 2 changes · release
- Add Claude Haiku 5.5 to model selection and --model completions
- Show a policy warning when startup bypass-permission flags are suppressed by managed settings
2026-10-07 · 0 changes · release
2026-10-07 · 1 changes · release
- Clicking a Sessions sidebar row now reliably switches sessions during split-view reconciliation
2026-10-07 · 2 changes · release
- Show update guidance when managed settings request a newer CLI version without blocking normal prompts
- Managed policy can disable Assisted Permissions and keep sessions in Manual Approval mode.
2026-10-07 · 13 changes · release
- Add enterprise permissions.limitTo to enforce managed domain boundaries for network requests
- Run safe /user commands immediately during active turns, reject unsafe remote commands during active turns without opening dialogs, and queue commands advertised by relay hosts
- Plugin skill commands stay available after reloading enabled plugins