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0.0.411 - 2026-02-17

Improve error messaging and guidance when access denied by policy
Custom agents use disable-model-invocation instead of infer (backward compatible)
Add support for Claude Sonnet 4.6 model
Memory storage shows subject, fact, and citations in timeline
Tab completion respects the highlighted slash command selection
Support MCP servers from Windows On-Device Registry
Text selection now works in footer area in alt-screen mode
Support --alt-screen on and --alt-screen off syntax
Add include_coauthor config option to disable Co-authored-by trailer in git commits
SDK APIs for plan mode, autopilot, fleet, and workspace files
Autopilot mode and /fleet command now available to all users
Alt-screen viewport auto-scrolls when dragging selection to edge
Interactive shell commands complete on all versions of Windows
Reduce memory usage in alt-screen mode during long sessions
Session picker no longer flashes when using --resume in alt-screen mode
Terminal bell rings once when agent finishes, not on every tool completion
Custom instruction files are recognized regardless of casing
PowerShell commands with syntax errors no longer hang
Improve text selection responsiveness in --alt-screen mode
Cursor shows when suspending and hides when resuming

0.0.410 - 2026-02-14

Fixed high memory usage caused by rapid logging
Shell mode pastes raw text instead of paste tokens
Reduce memory usage from encoding streaming chunks
Fix alt-screen and timeline URL rendering to preserve long links without truncation
Reduced memory growth in long sessions by evicting transient events after compaction
Fixed high memory usage when loading large sessions
Fixed high memory usage during shell commands with rapid output
Add /init suppress to control init suggestions per repository
Show IDE file selection indicator in the status bar when connected to an IDE
Add repo-level settings to disable individual validation tools
ACP server supports loading existing sessions
Page Up/Page Down keyboard scrolling in alt-screen mode
Add Ctrl+Z suspend/resume support on Unix platforms
Support tilde (~) expansion in MCP server cwd configuration
Support ctrl+n and ctrl+p as arrow key alternatives
Exit CLI with ctrl+d on empty prompt
Fix unknown option '--no-warnings' error
Shift+Enter inserts newlines in terminals with kitty keyboard protocol
MCP server list selection adjusts correctly after deletion
Shell mode removed from Shift+Tab cycle, accessed only via !
Improve /tasks dialog with consistent icons and typography
Exit from alt-screen no longer replays full session history
MCP server errors and loading issues surface in timeline
Reduce input jitter with frame coalescing and smoother alt-screen animations
Extend skill name validation to support underscores, dots, and spaces; make name and description optional in skill frontmatter with sensible fallbacks
Add Copilot co-authored by trailer to git commits created

0.0.409 - 2026-02-12

/diff uses full screen in alt-screen mode
Quick help overlay: press ? to see grouped shortcuts and commands, navigate with arrow keys
Theme preview appears above theme list in screen reader mode
Add list_copilot_spaces tool to default GitHub MCP config
Subagents return complete responses
CLI now integrates with VS Code, use /ide for more information.
Permission prompts with long diffs are scrollable in alt-screen mode
Include default plugin marketplaces (copilot-plugins, awesome-copilot) for easier plugin discovery

0.0.408 - 2026-02-12

Add /streamer-mode to hide preview model names and quota details for streaming
Makes shellId more flexible to not error when a number is passed
Background tasks hint updates when detached shells are killed or removed
Add mouse text selection in --alt-screen mode
! commands with large output no longer crash the CLI
Fix duplicate/ghost lines appearing when resizing the terminal in alt-screen mode
MCP servers respect the cwd working directory property
Add substring matching to slash command autocomplete
Change run command shortcut from ctrl+p to ctrl+s

0.0.407 - 2026-02-11

Improve authentication error messages in prompt mode
Quota exceeded error links to Copilot settings with actionable guidance
Theme picker shows live preview of diffs and markdown, adds colorblind and tritanopia theme variants
Add /on-air mode to hide model names and quota details for streaming
Show agent type and description in read_agent timeline entries
/tasks shows Recent Activity for background agents
Add experimental alternate screen buffer mode: --alt-screen
Interactive programs that query terminal state work in shell
Subagents fall back to session model when default model blocked by policy
Expose session context in session.list SDK response
Keyboard shortcut hints display consistently with bold styling throughout the CLI
Add tools.list RPC to query available built-in tools
Streaming responses automatically retry when interrupted by server errors
Add option to approve tool permissions permanently for a location
Add /instructions command to view and toggle custom instruction files
Ctrl-b and ctrl-f cursor movement now available on all platforms
Ctrl+d now favors deleting character after cursor, with queueing moved to ctrl+q (or ctrl+enter)
Editing MCP servers shows existing configuration values
--resume creates new sessions with provided UUID
Add workspace-local MCP configuration via .vscode/mcp.json
Skill changes from /skills commands take effect immediately
/session usage string only shows available subcommands
Slash commands which take prompts now work when immediately followed by a new-line
Remove unintended characters from status bar
Autopilot mode works with custom agents that specify explicit tools
Updated node-pty to fix file descriptor leaks
Windows slash flags (e.g., dir /B) are no longer treated as file paths
Diff mode no longer flickers when navigating files
/mcp disable and /mcp enable show clear error when server name doesn't exist
MCP servers using Microsoft OAuth configure automatically without manual client ID setup
Tab cycles modes forward, Shift+Tab backward; shell is now a mode
Ctrl+P runs slash commands while preserving input (replaces Ctrl+X → /)
Terminal title works on all TTY terminals, not just select few
Help text notes auto-update is disabled in CI environments by default
Terminal tab shows session title when idle
ask_user tool asks one question at a time for clearer interaction

0.0.406 - 2026-02-07

Add support for Claude Opus 4.6 Fast (Preview)
Markdown formatting displays in non-interactive mode output
Display warning when user has no Copilot subscription
Commands from plugins are now translated into skills
Add /changelog command to view release notes
plugin marketplace add accepts URLs as sources
--no-experimental flag disables experimental features
CLI interface renders without extra blank line
/mcp show displays enabled/disabled status for MCP tools
MCP tool responses now include structured content (images, resources) for richer UI display in VS Code

0.0.405 - 2026-02-05

Plugin and marketplace names support uppercase letters
/experimental shows help screen listing experimental features
Fix SQL tool disconnects
Plugins can bundle LSP server configurations

0.0.404 - 2026-02-05

Add support for claude-opus-4.6 model
/allow-all and /yolo execute immediately
MCP servers shut down concurrently for improved performance
Cancel --resume session picker to start a new session
MCP server configurations default to all tools when tools parameter not specified
Add /tasks command to view and manage background tasks
Enable background agents for all users
Simplify and clarify /delegate command messaging
GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable now accessible in agent shell sessions

0.0.403 - 2026-02-04

Windows Task Manager displays correct application name
Introduce security check preventing use of modules outside of application bundle
ACP model info includes usage multiplier and enablement status
Fix logic checking user organization membership
Stop MCP servers before updating plugins
Detached shell processes work on vanilla macOS installations
Escape key consistently aborts permission dialogs regardless of selection
Plugin skills work in prompt mode
Config files preserve custom fields when CLI updates them
Reasoning summaries enabled by default for supporting models
Support comma-separated tools in custom agent frontmatter
Skills with unknown frontmatter fields now load with warnings instead of being silently skipped

0.0.402 - 2026-02-03

ACP server supports agent and plan session modes
MCP configuration applies to ACP mode
Agent creation wizard styling improvements
Custom agents with unknown fields load with warnings instead of errors
Custom agents receive environment context when run as subagents
Plugins can provide hooks for session lifecycle events
Plugin update command works for direct plugins and handles Windows file locks
Stop MCP servers when uninstalling plugins

0.0.401 - 2026-02-03

Support .agents/skills directory for auto-loading skills
Improve handling of chat history when switching between model families
MCP tools returning structuredContent now display correctly in CLI
Support Claude-style .mcp.json format without mcpServers wrapper
Inserting new line with shift+enter keybinding in VS Code integrated terminal
Large multi-line pastes work correctly
ACP terminal-auth passes correct arguments to login
Arrow and special keys work reliably when held down
Slash command ghost text appends correctly
Add copilot login subcommand and support ACP terminal-auth
Add agentStop and subagentStop hooks to control agent completion
CLI handles unknown keypresses gracefully
/diff displays accurate line numbers with dual column layout

0.0.400 - 2026-01-30

Add MCP server instructions support
Timeline displays user responses to ask_user tool prompts with username
Ordered lists display with numbers instead of dashes
Add theme picker with /theme command and GitHub Dark/Light themes
Fix support for pasting large content on Windows Terminal
Better handle large results from grep and glob tools to avoid memory issues
CLI now sends DELETE requests to remove MCP servers when shutting down
Fix not being able to arrow key out of text inputs in select lists
ACP server supports changing models during a session
ACP server support permission flags: --yolo, --allow-all, etc. and permissions config
Show progress indicator in terminal tab when thinking
Remove bundled LSP servers (TypeScript, Python)
Improve compatibility with remote MCP servers that use OAuth
Markdown table headers display in bold
Add autopilot mode for autonomous task completion (experimental)
Add fuzzy search to model picker
Freeform text input in list pickers works correctly
Add copilot plugin subcommand for non-interactive plugin management
CLI is more responsive in sessions with many messages
Shell path detection more accurately handles spaces, quotes, and Windows switches
Diff mode file list uses carousel navigation, showing up to 5 files at a time
Holding backspace continues deleting text
Better support for UNIX keyboard bindings (Ctrl+A/E/W/U/K, Alt+arrows) and multiline content in various text inputs
Add launch_messages config for startup announcements
The Code Review tool handles large changesets by ignoring build artifacts and limiting to 100 files

0.0.399 - 2026-01-29

Compaction messages show clearer command hints to view checkpoint summaries
Press Ctrl+X then / to run slash commands without losing your input
Improve /diff command with better visual indicators and scroll acceleration
Add /allow-all and /yolo commands to auto-approve all permissions during a session
Add Copilot option for agent creation wizard to generate name, description, and instructions based on initial agent description
Add LSP (Language Server Protocol) tool for code intelligence (requires experimental flag)
Sessions get AI-generated names from first message
Skills remain effective after conversation history is compacted
/usage now includes token consumption from sub-agents (e.g., the general-purpose agent)
Support .claude/commands/ single-file commands as simpler alternative to skills
Skills load correctly on Windows
Add /diff command to review session changes
Undo/rewind to previous states with double-Esc

0.0.398 - 2026-01-28

Fix a regression that caused "Invalid session id" errors for agent shell calls
CLI header uses middle-truncation for paths in narrow terminals, preserving first and last folders
Skills from parent directories are now invocable and work in non-git directories

0.0.397 - 2026-01-28

/mcp show <server-name> displays server details and available tools
Header layout adapts better to narrow terminal widths
Plan mode input text is more readable
Content pasted into the prompt over 30 KB is automatically saved to workspace files
Homebrew tools work correctly on macOS with zsh as default shell
Add --acp flag to start as Agent Client Protocol server
Directories now appear in @mention autocomplete
Session summary displays accurate line counts

0.0.396 - 2026-01-27

Skill names can include uppercase letters
Ctrl+E moves cursor to end of line when typing without expanding timeline
/skills add works with directories that contain SKILL.md directly
Subagent timeline entries display with bold, capitalized names
Timeline entries show filled circle for success status
Improve horizontal alignment of UI elements
Simplify compaction timeline entries
Create custom agents through interactive CLI wizard
Tool filtering flags now apply to subagents
Error messages consistently reference /login and /logout commands
Add copilot version and copilot update commands
preToolUse hooks can deny tool execution and modify arguments
Fix PTY leak in bash session handling
/plugin install supports GitHub repos, URLs, and local paths
Add /experimental command and --experimental flag to opt into experimental features
Add /init command to generate Copilot instructions
Reorder model picker list for better organization
Plugins can provide custom agents
Open plan files in VS Code on WSL and devcontainers
/diff shows changes from entire repository when run from subdirectory
/skills add correctly counts skills when directory path has trailing slash
Undo/rewind shows accurate count of affected files
Pre-releases on GitHub now show detailed changelog notes

0.0.395 - 2026-01-26

Select escape item shows blinking cursor to indicate text input
/mcp show displays all configured MCP servers including defaults and servers from additional configuration.
/mcp show displays servers from installed plugins
Rewind shows clear warning in non-git repos or repos without commits
Cursor hides when terminal loses focus
Formatted text and links display correctly when wrapping
Load local shell configuration in agent sessions
Plugin skills are now usable by the agent
CLI handles missing tree-sitter files gracefully instead of crashing
Completed tool calls display in prompt mode
Add commenting to /diff mode for line-specific feedback

0.0.394 - 2026-01-24

Deduplicate identical model instruction files to save context
Exit summary displays accurate usage metrics instead of zeros
Getting git branch works in repositories with no commits
Add support for GitHub Enterprise Cloud (*.ghe.com) in /delegate command
Directory path uses consistent muted text color with git branch and model display
Plugin skills work in agent responses
Timeline hides startup messages to reduce noise
Fixed timeline entry regression where read_agent and other tools showed incorrect content
Git status updates on-demand instead of polling every 15 seconds
SDK supports infinite sessions with automatic context compaction
Memory loading errors are handled gracefully without user warnings
/delegate command accepts optional prompt, uses conversation context
Auto-update no longer removes old CLI package versions
Improve task completion with clearer detached process guidance
Simplified bottom bar by hiding some keyboard hints
Queue slash commands alongside messages using Ctrl+D
Press / to search sessions in /resume

0.0.393 - 2026-01-23

Show conversation compaction status as timeline messages instead of header indicator
Memory loading no longer warns when outside a Git repository
Add support for GHE Cloud (*.ghe.com) remote custom agents
Plugin uninstall now works correctly
Expose MCP server and tool names in tool.execution_start events for better error handling
Add Esc-Esc to undo file changes to any previous snapshot

0.0.392 - 2026-01-22

Add /plugin command for plugin marketplace management
Add /rename command as alias for /session rename
Add /plugin update command to update installed plugins
Edit tool now displays diffs when expanded in timeline

0.0.390 - 2026-01-22

Preserve extended thinking after compaction
Custom agents with MCP servers avoid unnecessary restarts
Enable steering during plan mode

0.0.389 - 2026-01-22

Improve /session command visual hierarchy and colors
Subagents receive correct tools when using different models
grep and glob tools now find hidden files and dotfiles
Add MSI installer for Windows
Remove Node version requirement from npm package
MCP servers can now authenticate using OAuth 2.0 with automatic token management and refresh
Display progress messages from MCP tools in timeline
Plugins can bundle MCP servers that load automatically when installed
Invoke skills using slash commands like /skill-name
Add /diff command to review changes made during the current session
Show warning when repository memory fails to load
Subagents no longer hang on user input requests
Rate limit errors now show retry timing in user-friendly messages
Messages sent during /compact are automatically queued
Add /models as alias for /model command
Change license to MIT License
Reduce padding in welcome header
Shell commands (!) can run in parallel while agent is working

0.0.388 - 2026-01-20

Add /review command to analyze code changes
Make session event messages more concise and visually clean
Clean up old package versions during auto-update check to free disk space
--enable-all-github-mcp-tools flag now enables read-write GitHub MCP tools
/share gist shows helpful error on GitHub Enterprise Cloud with data residency
Remove commit hash from CLI header
Redesign CLI header with branded mascot and streamlined welcome message

0.0.387 - 2026-01-20

Skill tool handles large directories without exceeding context limits
Add ask_user tool for interactive clarification questions
Add plan mode with dedicated panel for viewing implementation plans

0.0.386 - 2026-01-19

Background compaction preserves tool call sequences correctly
Add /resume command to switch sessions

0.0.385 - 2026-01-19

The store_memory tool is only included when memory is enabled for the user
Input placeholder now says "Type" instead of "Enter" to avoid confusion with Enter key
Cursor now correctly positioned at end of line when navigating history with down arrow
The new memory feature gracefully handles Copilot running without a repository
Control-C message now displays for 5 seconds instead of 1 second
Display current intent in terminal tab title
Combine all custom instruction files instead of using priority-based fallbacks
Enable infinite sessions with automatic long-running context management through compaction checkpoints
MCP server management when swapping between custom agents with /agent
Press Escape to cancel manual /compact command
Model switching from Codex to Opus preserves conversation history correctly

0.0.384 - 2026-01-16

Add & prefix shortcut for delegating prompts to run in background (equivalent to /delegate)
Tab completion cycles correctly based on typed prefix, not completed text
Allow users to configure the reasoning effort for gpt models
MCP servers now start correctly for custom agents
Shell commands now display error output when they fail
Fixed bug causing model call failures after compaction in some scenarios
Login flow respects OAuth slow_down interval and includes debug logging
Custom agent discovery now follows symbolic links to agent definition files
Add additional prompting for custom agent delegation
Add /cd as an alias for /cwd command
Files created by the CLI are available for @-mention
Enable extended thinking for Anthropic Claude models
Screen reader mode shows static text instead of animated spinners during login
Selecting 'approve for session' now auto-approves pending parallel permission requests of the same type
Reasoning view setting persists across sessions
Provide clearer error messages when repository is not found or access is denied
Inject repo memories in the prompt and add memory storage tool to remember facts across sessions
Show delay time when Copilot reads shell output with a delay
Support proxy URLs without scheme (e.g., localhost:9999)

0.0.382 - 2026-01-14

Add support for GPT-5.2-Codex model
Add --config-dir flag to override default configuration directory location

0.0.381 - 2026-01-13

Add --allow-all and --yolo flags to enable all permissions at once
Ghost text and tab completion show correct alias when typing slash commands like '/q' for '/quit'
Add /new as an alias for /clear command
Shell mode history navigation now filters by prefix - typing !git and pressing up arrow cycles only through previous git commands

0.0.380 - 2026-01-13

Retrieving models handles network errors from firewalled routes gracefully, raises errors appropriately
Bash command text aligns with output in timeline events
Large output hints now suggest appropriate tools for different content types including JSON
The --agent flag now works in interactive mode
Provide inline feedback when rejecting tool permission requests so agents don't have to stop due to denying permissions
web-fetch tool now rejects file:// URLs and suggests using view tool instead
Terminal escape sequences no longer appear as text input
Auto-compaction runs in background without blocking the conversation.
Abort signals now propagate to sub-agents, allowing task cancellation to stop all nested agent work
Custom agent tool aliasing for the task tool
Allow reading files >10MB when using view_range parameter
Sessions with large conversation history load faster on startup
Send messages while Copilot is thinking to steer or queue
Keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+O now expands recent timeline, Ctrl+E expands all timeline (Ctrl+R unbound for future use)

0.0.377 - 2026-01-08

Large file messages now encourage incremental reading with view_range instead of discouraging all reading

0.0.376 - 2026-01-08

Loading remote sessions using GraphQL ID or session picker
Task tool subagents can now process images
Downgrading CLI version no longer requires manually clearing downloaded packages
Large tool outputs are written to disk and models are encouraged to use efficient search tools

0.0.375 - 2026-01-07

Add Ctrl+T to toggle reasoning summaries for supported models
Add --share and --share-gist flags for session sharing in non-interactive mode
File edits no longer hang when approving multiple concurrent edits
Responses with reasoning no longer cause duplicate assistant messages
Shutdown MCP servers after subagent execution completes
SVG files are now treated as text files instead of binary images
Fix 'Connection Error' issues due to subscription-based route used in chat completions

0.0.374 - 2026-01-02

MCP server type help text displays correct options
Model picker shows clearer message with settings link when models are unavailable
Add auto-compaction at 95% token limit and /compact command
Built-in subagents for exploring and managing tasks
Built in web_fetch tool for fetching web content

0.0.373 - 2025-12-30

Tab completion for path arguments in slash commands like /cwd and /add-dir
Enable Copilot Spaces tools in GitHub MCP Server
GitHub URL resolves correctly for GHE
Kill command filtering now allows commands when 'kill' appears as an argument
Device code authorization polling begins immediately instead of waiting for clipboard and browser

0.0.372 - 2025-12-19

Enable disabled models directly in CLI when selecting or specifying them
Add /context command to visualize token usage
Add --resume flag to continue remote sessions locally
Add URL permission controls which affect common shell commands which access the web
Long commands no longer show duplicate intention headers when wrapping

0.0.371 - 2025-12-18

Normal text respects terminal's default foreground color
Update skills help text to reference correct ~/.copilot/skills/ directory

0.0.370 - 2025-12-18

Disabled MCP servers are now properly ignored when using --disable-mcp-server
Shared sessions correctly render nested markdown codeblocks
Log levels now output all messages of that level and higher severity
Load CA certificates from system and environment variables
Improve /model error messages to show available and unavailable models
Model picker uses two-column layout with aligned multipliers and clearer visual indicators
Add STDIO type as synonymous for Local for MCP servers in CLI configuration UI
Diff display uses your configured git pager (delta, diff-so-fancy)
Use platform-specific executable from npm install when available
Publish SHA256 checksums for CLI executables in releases
Add --available-tools and --excluded-tools to filter which tools the model can use
Ensure animated or non-animated banner is displayed based on banner and screen reader preferences
Fix truncation logic for codex models

0.0.369 - 2025-12-11

Add support for GPT-5.2

0.0.368 - 2025-12-10

PRU usage rates now displayed correctly
Fix checkmark and x icon rendering
Add grep tool Codex models
Numpad keys work in prompts with Kitty keyboard protocol

0.0.367 - 2025-12-04

GPT-5.1-Codex-Max is now available in GitHub Copilot CLI

0.0.366 - 2025-12-03

Add infer property to control custom agent tool visibility
Add CLI executables to GitHub release artifacts
Add apply_patch toolchain for OpenAI Codex models

0.0.365 - 2025-11-25

Add --silent option to suppress stats output for scripting

0.0.364 - 2025-11-25

Add syntax highlighting for diffs
Fix light theme markdown rendering

0.0.363 - 2025-11-24

Opus 4.5, GPT-4.1 and GPT-5-Mini are now available in GitHub Copilot CLI
Image data paste now prioritizes pasting contents of image files instead of their file icons.
Improved timeline rendering of shell tool names
Add support for GITHUB_ASKPASS environment variable for authentication
MCP servers work in --prompt mode

0.0.362 - 2025-11-20

Fix issues with image drag and drop on Windows
Shell commands are no longer included in Bash and PowerShell history files
Paste image data from your clipboard directly into the CLI
Cleanup and update prompts and tool instructions to be more fluid

0.0.360 - 2025-11-18

Fix file operations timing out while waiting for user permission

0.0.359 - 2025-11-17

Support adding images to context via drag & dropping and pasting paths to image files. Improved how image slugs are rendered in the input box
Add /share command to save session as markdown file or GitHub gist
Fix a bug where cached tokens were displaying as zero at the end of the session
Enable USE_BUILTIN_RIPGREP environment variable to optionally use ripgrep from PATH
Fix an issue where sourcing custom agents from the remote repository's default branch led to confusions about whether the local copy of the agent was being used
Fix custom agents configuration issues
Improve Ctrl+C performance
Improve tool argument parsing safety
Distinguish tool names from paths and improve tool success/error icons
copilot -p will no longer interactively prompt for permission requests
Remove unnecessary whitespace from tool descriptions

0.0.358 - 2025-11-14

Recovery release to fix availability of GPT-5.1, GPT-5.1-Codex, and GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini models

0.0.357 - 2025-11-13

Recovery release to fix an issue with image resizing

0.0.356 - 2025-11-13

GPT-5.1, GPT-5.1-Codex, and GPT-5.1-Codex-Mini are now available in GitHub Copilot CLI

0.0.355 - 2025-11-12

Enabled the CLI agent to read its own /help and README to answer questions about its capabilities
Improved parsing of VS Code-formatted custom agents with the .agent.md suffix
Sanitize tool names to fix issues with special characters
Bundled ripgrep and added grep and glob tools for more performant searching of codebases
Fixed malformed tool call handling before it reaches the UI
Prevent double line wraps in markdown messages
Fixed a bug where the file selector was used in multi-line input that led to unexpected up/down arrow behavior
Fixed a bug where remote MCP server configuration in custom agents was not fetched properly
Added more detail and improved the styling of the /session command's output
Removed the internal NODE_ENV variable from the shell tool's environment
Fixed a memory leak when using the interactive shell tool
Improved line number formatting in file view output
Lowered the default shell tool timeout and updated prompt language to not imply that timeout means failure
Ensured that we query the terminal background color before rendering
Ensured that the agent won't run pkill on its own PID
Fixed a bug where copilot would not quit after an abort signal
Ensure ! commands on Windows use PowerShell when available
Fixed a bug in Windows Terminal where keyboard input was not accepted

0.0.354 - 2025-11-03

Exit with nonzero code when -p mode fails due to LLM backend errors (auth failures, quota exhaustion, network issues)
Support for MCP server tool notifications
Support for COPILOT_GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable for authentication (takes precedence over GH_TOKEN)
Improved shell command safety with better heredoc handling outside of commands
Diff hunk lines now properly fill the width of the diff box
MCP servers in GitHub Actions environments automatically use GITHUB_WORKSPACE as working directory
/delegate command now works correctly when no local changes exist
Custom agents with special characters in filenames no longer fail
Better error messages when using unsupported models with /model command
Alternative model providers now work correctly when using different OpenAI base URLs

0.0.353 - 2025-10-28

Added support for custom agents. Custom agent definitions are pulled from ~/.copilot/agents, .github/agents in your repository, or your organization's .github repository. You can explicitly invoke an agent with the /agent slash command interactively or --agent <agent> noninteractively. Agents are also provided as tools that the model can call during completion of a task
Added a /delegate command to delegate a task asynchronously to Copilot coding agent. Any unstaged changes will be committed to a new branch, a PR will be opened in your GitHub repository, and Copilot will complete work in the background.

0.0.352 - 2025-10-27

Improve handling of MCP tools containing slashes
Improve error message from /model <model> command when using an unsupported model

0.0.351 - 2025-10-24

Improved our path detection heuristic to avoid various annoying, unnecessary permissions requests:
- Running many standard bash/PowerShell commands that are known to be readonly (Fixes part of https://github.com/github/sweagentd/issues/7372)
- Commands like npm test -- --something in PowerShell
- Shell redirections like > some_file.txt in paths you've already granted write permissions, > /dev/null, and 2>&1 (Fixes github#211)
- Arguments to gh api like gh api /repos/user/repo/ec (Fixes github#216)
Improved prompting for Sonnet 4.5 to reduce the number of intermediate markdown files left in the workspace
👀 ...see you at GitHub Universe!

0.0.350 - 2025-10-23

To conserve context window space, we've limited the list of tools available to the default GitHub MCP server. In our tests, the model will use the GitHub CLI, gh (if installed) in lieu of missing MCP tools. We added an --enable-all-github-mcp-tools if you wish to turn on all available tools. Default available tools are: - Code & Repo navigation - get_file_contents - search_code - search_repositories - list_branches - list_commits - get_commit - Issue Management - get_issue - list_issues - get_issue_comments - search_issues - PR Management - pull_request_read - list_pull_requests - search_pull_requests - Workflow Info - list_workflows - list_workflow_runs - get_workflow_run - get_job_logs - get_workflow_run_logs - Misc search - user_search
Bundled sharp dependency into the CLI package -- we're one step closer to implementing github#16, and this fixes some startup blockers on Windows (fixes github#309 & github#287)
Fixed a bug where input tokens were not tracked properly (Fixes github#337)
Fixed a bug where MCP tools with arguments would fail with streaming enabled
Added additional debug logging that will help us investigate github#346

0.0.349 - 2025-10-22

The model can now call multiple tools in parallel. Each tool must be confirmed in advance. This behavior can be disabled with the --disable-parallel-tools-execution flag
Added /quit as an alias of /exit (fixes github#357)
Fixed a bug where every streamed output chunk was sent back to the model as part of the conversation (fixes github#379)
Ensure that environment variables are expanded before running path permission checks
Fixed a bug where Ctrl+K deleted to the end of the visual line in the input box rather than the logical line
Added the temp directory to the paths that the model has access to by default (fixes github#306)

0.0.348 - 2025-10-21

Copilot's output now streams in token-by-token! This can be disabled with --stream off
Made improvements to the memory footprint of Copilot CLI, especially when dealing with shell commands that produce very large outputs
Ensured we preserve comments in VSCode config files when using /terminal-setup (fixes github#325)
Bundled node-pty into the CLI package -- we're one step closer to implementing github#16
Fixed an issue where local tool calling broke sessions (fixes github#365, github#364, github#366)
Added our LICENSE.md to our Node package (fixes github#371)
Added debug logging to authentication status changes to get to the bottom of github#346

0.0.347 - 2025-10-20

Fixed more bugs where incorrect PRU consumption stats were displayed on the frontend For more information, see github#351 (comment)
Fixed a bug where pasted input content that was backspaced away was still sent to the model
Improved line wrapping and alignment when rendering file diffs

0.0.346 - 2025-10-19

Fixed a bug where model sourced from configuration file was not accounted for correctly in estimating premium request usage For more information, see github#351 (comment)

0.0.345 - 2025-10-18

Fixed a bug where premium requests were being overcounted for some users (github#351). If you were affected, we are working on refunding your overcharged premium requests!

0.0.344 - 2025-10-17

Enabled GitHub MCP server in prompt mode
Added support to the bash tool for executing detached processes
Added list of supported models as part of copilot help config text
Fixed session abort handling to properly clean up orphaned tool call when pressing Esc or force-quitting
Enforced minimum Node version requirement at launch
Simplified messaging for /terminal-setup

0.0.343 - 2025-10-16

Added new model:
Run slash model to equip
Haiku 4.5.

Added a flag to augment MCP server configuration to temporarily add or override server configuration per session: --additional-mcp-config (fixes github#288)
- You can pass MCP server configuration in two ways:
  - Inline JSON: copilot --additional-mcp-config '{"mcpServers": {"my-tool": {...}}}'
  - From a file (prefix with @): copilot --additional-mcp-config @/path/to/config.json
- You can also pass the flag multiple times (later values override earlier ones): copilot --additional-mcp-config @base.json --additional-mcp-config @overrides.json
Improved our prompts to ensure the agent uses Windows-style paths on Windows (fixes github#261)
Added a prompt for users to run /terminal-setup if needed to enable multi-line input
Various visual improvements:
- Added a shimmer effect to the "Thinking..." indicator
- Removed the box around user messages in the timeline
- Increased the contrast of removed intraline highlights in diffs
- Allow cycling through slash commands (from the bottom of the list back to the top)
- Aligned permission/confirmation prompts to ensure all use the same visual style

0.0.342 - 2025-10-15

Overhauled our session logging format:
- Introduced a new session logging format that decouples how we store sessions from how we display them in the timeline. The new format is cleaner, more concise, and scalable, and will allow us to more easily implement new features down the line.
- New sessions are stored in ~/.copilot/session-state
- Legacy sessions are stored in ~/.copilot/history-session-state -- these will be migrated to the new format & location as you resume them from copilot --resume
Enabled the Kitty protocol by default. Multi-line input is now supported via Shift+Ctrl on terminal that support the Kitty protocol. Multi-line input is also supported in VSCode and its forks by running the /terminal-setup command (fixes github#14)
Enabled non-interactive GHE logins by respecting the GH_HOST environment variable for PAT and gh authentication modes (fixes github#296)
Improved debug log collection convenience by adding a persistent log_level option in ~/.copilot/config. Possible values: ["none", "error", "warning", "info", "debug", "all", "default"]
Added debug logging when calls to /model result in Copilot API errors. This should help us diagnose some policy/model access edge cases like github#268 and github#116
Added gradlew to the list of commands whose subcommands can be whitelisted (fixes github#217 (comment))
Fixed a bug where sessions could enter a stuck state after a failed MCP tool call (fixes github#312)
Made the output of --help text more concise

0.0.341 - 2025-10-14

Added /terminal-setup command to set up multi-line input on terminals not implementing the kitty protocol
Fixed a bug where rejecting an MCP tool call would reject all future tool calls (fixes github#290)
Fixed a regression where calling /model with an argument did not work properly
Added each model's premium request multiplier to the /model list (currently, all our supported models are 1x)

0.0.340 - 2025-10-13

Removed the "Windows support is experimental" warning -- we've made some big strides in improving Windows support the last two weeks! Please continue to report any issues/feedback
Improved debugging by including the Copilot API request ID for model calls errors and stack traces for client errors
Fixed an issue where consecutive orphaned tool calls led to a "Each tool_use block must have a corresponding tool_result block in the next message" message (fixes github#102)
Added a prompt to approve new paths in -p mode. Also added --allow-all-paths argument that approves access to all paths.
Changed parsing of environment variables in MCP server configuration to treat the value of the env section as literal values (fixes github#26). Customers who have configured MCP Servers for use with the CLI will need to make a slight modification to their ~/.copilot/mcp-config.json. For any servers they have added with an env section, they will need to go add a $ to the start of the "value" pair of the key value pair of each entry in the env-block, so to have the values treated as references to environment variables.

For example: Before:
```
{
    "env": {
        "GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN": "GITHUB_TOKEN"
    }
}
```
Before this change, the CLI would read the value of GITHUB_TOKEN from the environment of the CLI and set the environment variable named GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN in the MCP process to that value. With this change, GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN would now be set to the literal value GITHUB_TOKEN. To get the old behavior, change to this:
```
{
    "env": {
        "GITHUB_ACCESS_TOKEN": "${GITHUB_TOKEN}"
    }
}
```

0.0.339 - 2025-10-10

Improved argument input to MCP servers in /mcp add -- previously, users had to use comma-separated syntax to specify arguments. Now, the "Command" field allows users to input the full command to start the server as if they were running it in a shell
Fixed a bug when using the Kitty protocol that led to text containing u to not paste correctly. Kitty protocol support is still behind the COPILOT_KITTY environment variable. (Fixes github#259)
Fixed a bug when using the Kitty protocol that led to the process hanging in VSCode terminal on Windows. Kitty protocol support is still behind the COPILOT_KITTY environment variable. (Fixes github#257)
Improved the error handling in the /model picker when no models are available (fixes github#229)

0.0.338 - 2025-10-09

Moved Kitty protocol support behind the COPILOT_KITTY environment variable due to observed regressions (github#257, github#259)
Fixed a wrapping issue in multi-line prompts with empty lines

0.0.337 - 2025-10-08

Added validation for MCP server names (fixes github#110)
Added support for Ctrl+B and Ctrl+F for moving cursor back and forward (fixes github#214)
Added support for multi-line input for terminals that support the Kitty protocol (partially fixes github#14 -- broader terminal support coming soon!)
Updated the OAuth login UI to begin polling as soon as the device code is generated (this will more solidly fix SSH edge-cases as described in github#89)

0.0.336 - 2025-10-07

Enabled proxy support via HTTPS_PROXY/HTTP_PROXY environment variables regardless of Node version (Fixes github#41)
Significantly reduced token consumption, round trips per problem, and time to result. We'll share more specific data in our weekly changelog on Friday!
Improved file write performances (especially on Windows) by not relying on the shell to fetch the current working directory
Fixed a bug where /clear did not properly reset the context truncation tracking state
Hid the "Welcome to GitHub Copilot CLI" welcome message on session resumption and /clear for a cleaner look
Improved the alignment of tables where the scrollbar is present
Improved the output of --help by making it more concise
Added a prompt for users who launch with --screen-reader to persistently save this preference
Potentially improved flickering in some cases; we're still working on this!

0.0.335 - 2025-10-06

Improved visibility into file edits by showing file diffs in the timeline by default, without the need to Ctrl+R
Improved slash command input by showing argument hints in the input box
Improved the display of the interface in windows less than 80 columns wide
Reduced the number of colors and improved the spacing of Markdown rendering
Added a warning when attempting to use proxy support in an environment where it won't work (Node <24, required environment variables not set) (A more permanent fix for github#41 is coming ~tomorrow)
Updated the context truncation message's color from an error color to a warning color
Fixed a bug where copilot logs might not have been properly created on Windows
Fixed a bug where Powershell users with custom profiles might have had issues running commands (Fixes github#196)
Fixed a bug where prompts were truncated after pasting and other edge cases (Fixes github#208, github#218)
Fixed a bug where users would see a login prompt on startup despite being logged in (fixes github#202)
Fixed a bug where some SSH users in certain environments were unable to get the OAuth login link and had their processes hang trying to open a browser (fixes github#89)

0.0.334 - 2025-10-03

Improved the experience of pasting large content: when pasting more than 10 lines, it's displayed as a compact token like [Paste #1 - 15 lines] instead of flooding the terminal.
Added a warning when conversation context approaches ≤20% remaining of the model's limit that truncation will soon occur. At this point, we recommend you begin a new session (improves github#29)
Removed the on-exit usage stats from the persisted session history
Added the current version to startup logs to aid in bug reporting
Removed cycling through TAB autocomplete items if an argument is present. This prevents running /cwd /path/to/whatever, hitting TAB, then seeing /clear autocomplete

0.0.333 - 2025-10-02

Added image support! @-mention files to add them as input to the model.
Improved proxy support for users on Node.JS v24+. See this comment for more details (Fixes github#41)
Added support for directly executing shell commands and bypassing the model by prepending input with ! (fixes github#186, github#12)
Added /usage slash command to provide stats about Premium request usage, session time, code changes, and per-model token use. This information is also printed at the conclusion of a session (Fixes github#27, github#121)
Improved --screen-reader mode by replacing icons in the timeline with informative labels
Added a --continue flag to resume the most recently closed session
Updated the /clear command to properly clear old timeline entries/session information (Fixes github#170)

0.0.332 - 2025-10-01

Switched to using per-subscription Copilot API endpoints in accordance with GitHub's docs (fixes github#76)
Fixed a bug where /user [list | show | switch] did not include users signed in from all authentication modes (fixes github#58)
Fixed a bug where switching to another user with /user switch did not take effect in the GitHub MCP server
Improved the screenreader experience by disabling the scrollbar in the @ file picker, the --resume session picker, and the / command picker
Improved the polish of the scrollbar container (increased the width, reduced the opacity of the gutter)
Minor visual improvements to the input area (moved the current model indicator to the right so it's not cramped with the CWD, improved the positioning of the file picker's "indexing" indicator, improved hint formatting in completion menus)
Improved Markdown legibility by excluding # prefixes in headings
Improved how we extract paths from shell commands for permission handling (might fix github#159, github#67)

0.0.331 - 2025-10-01

Improved the information density of file read/edit timeline events
Fixed an inaccuracy in the --banner help text; it previously implied that it would persistently change the configuration to always show the startup banner
Improved the /models list to ensure that a user only sees models they have access to use -- previously, if a user tries to use a model they do not have access to (because of their Copilot plan, their geographic region, etc), they received a model_not_supported error. This should prevent that by not even showing such models as options in the list (Fixes github#112, github#85, github#40)
Fixed a bug where pressing down arrow in a multi-line prompt would wrap around to the first line (This is on the way to implementing github#14)
Added a scrollbar to the @ file mentioning picker and increased the size of the active buffer to 10 items
Improved the experience of writing prompts while the agent is running -- up/down arrows will now correctly navigate between options in the @ and / menus

0.0.330 - 2025-09-29

Changed the default model back to Sonnet 4 since Sonnet 4.5 hasn't rolled out to all users yet. Sonnet 4.5 is still available from the /model slash command

0.0.329 - 2025-09-29

Added support for Claude Sonnet 4.5 and made it the default model
Added /model slash command to easily change the model (fixes github#10)
- /model will open a picker to change the model
- /model <model> will set the model to the parameter provided
Added display of currently selected model above the input text box (Addresses feedback in github#120, github#108, )
Improved error messages when users provide incorrect command-line arguments. (Addresses feedback of the discoverability of non-interactive mode from github#96)
Changed the behavior of Ctrl+r to expand only recent timeline items. After running Ctrl+r, you can use Ctrl+e to expand all
Improved word motion logic to better detect newlines: using word motion keys will now correctly move to the first word on a line
Improved the handling of multi-line inputs in the input box: the input text box is scrollable, limited to 10 lines. Long prompts won't take up the whole screen anymore! (This is on the way to implementing github#14)
Removed the left and right borders from the input box. This makes it easier to copy text out of it!
Added glob matching to shell rules. When using --allow-tool and --deny-tool, you can now specify things like shell(npm run test:*) to match any shell commands beginning with npm run test
Improved the copilot --resume interface with relative time display, session message count, (Fixes github#97)

0.0.328 - 2025-09-26

Improved error message received when Copilot CLI is blocked by organization policy (fixes github#18 )
Improved the error message received when using a PAT that is missing the "Copilot Requests" permission (fixes github#46 )
Improved the output of /user list to make it clearer which is the current user
Improved PowerShell parsing of ForEach-Object and detection of command name expressions (e.g.,& $someCommand)

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