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0.0.421

03 Mar 18:12
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2026-03-03

  • Autopilot permission dialog appears on first prompt submission instead of on mode switch
  • AUTO theme now reads your terminal's ANSI color palette and uses it directly, so colors match your terminal theme
  • Add structured form input for the ask_user tool using MCP Elicitations (experimental)
  • Plugin commands read extraKnownMarketplaces from project-level .claude/settings.json for Claude compatibility
  • Git hooks can detect Copilot CLI subprocesses via the COPILOT_CLI=1 environment variable to skip interactive prompts
  • Spurious "write EIO" error entries no longer appear in the timeline during session resume or terminal state transitions
  • Python-based MCP servers no longer time out due to buffered stdout
  • Error when --model flag specifies an unavailable model
  • MCP server availability correctly updates after signing in, switching accounts, or signing out
  • Display clickable PR reference next to branch name in the status bar
  • Add --plugin-dir flag to load a plugin from a local directory
  • Mouse text selection is automatically copied to the Linux primary selection buffer (middle-click to paste)
  • Fix VS Code shift+enter and ctrl+enter keybindings for multiline input
  • Use consistent ~/.copilot/pkg path for auto-update instead of XDG_STATE_HOME
  • ACP clients can configure reasoning effort via session config options
  • Click links in the terminal to open them in your default browser
  • Support repo-level config via .github/copilot/config.json for shared project settings like marketplaces and launch messages
  • Streaming output no longer truncates when running in alt-screen mode
  • Right-click paste no longer produces garbled text on Windows
  • Shell command output on Windows no longer renders as "No changes detected" in the timeline
  • GitHub API errors no longer appear as raw HTTP messages in the terminal when using the # reference picker
  • Markdown tables render with proper column widths, word wrap, and Unicode borders that adapt to terminal width
  • MCP elicitation form displays taller multi-line text input, hides tab bar for single-field forms, and fixes error flashing on field navigation

0.0.421-2

03 Mar 15:58
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0.0.421-2 Pre-release
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Added

  • Add structured form input for the ask_user tool using MCP Elicitations (experimental)
  • Add --plugin-dir flag to load a plugin from a local directory
  • Mouse text selection is automatically copied to the Linux primary selection buffer (middle-click to paste)

Improved

  • Autopilot permission dialog appears on first prompt submission instead of on mode switch
  • AUTO theme now reads your terminal's ANSI color palette and uses it directly, so colors match your terminal theme
  • Plugin commands read extraKnownMarketplaces from project-level .claude/settings.json for Claude compatibility
  • Use consistent ~/.copilot/pkg path for auto-update instead of XDG_STATE_HOME

Fixed

  • Git hooks can detect Copilot CLI subprocesses via the COPILOT_CLI=1 environment variable to skip interactive prompts
  • Spurious "write EIO" error entries no longer appear in the timeline during session resume or terminal state transitions
  • Python-based MCP servers no longer time out due to buffered stdout
  • MCP server availability correctly updates after signing in, switching accounts, or signing out
  • Fix VS Code shift+enter and ctrl+enter keybindings for multiline input

0.0.421-1

02 Mar 18:05
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0.0.421-1 Pre-release
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Improved

  • AUTO theme now reads your terminal's ANSI color palette and uses it directly, so colors match your terminal theme

0.0.421-0

02 Mar 10:55

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0.0.421-0 Pre-release
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Added

  • ACP clients can configure reasoning effort via session config options
  • Click links in the terminal to open them in your default browser
  • Support repo-level config via .github/copilot/config.json for shared project settings like marketplaces and launch messages

Improved

  • Markdown tables render with proper column widths, word wrap, and Unicode borders that adapt to terminal width
  • MCP elicitation form displays taller multi-line text input, hides tab bar for single-field forms, and fixes error flashing on field navigation

Fixed

  • Streaming output no longer truncates when running in alt-screen mode
  • Right-click paste no longer produces garbled text on Windows
  • Shell command output on Windows no longer renders as "No changes detected" in the timeline
  • GitHub API errors no longer appear as raw HTTP messages in the terminal when using the # reference picker

0.0.420

27 Feb 18:47

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2026-02-27

  • Auto-update now also updates the binary executable, not just the JS package
  • Plugin and marketplace git repos update correctly after force-pushes and tag-based installs
  • 502 bad gateway errors are retried automatically and no longer crash the session with raw HTML output
  • Copy hint shows cmd+c in Ghostty on macOS and right-click as an alternative for all terminals
  • Type # to reference GitHub issues, pull requests and discussions

0.0.420-0

27 Feb 14:30

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0.0.420-0 Pre-release
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Improved

  • Copy hint shows cmd+c in Ghostty on macOS and right-click as an alternative for all terminals

Fixed

  • 502 bad gateway errors are retried automatically and no longer crash the session with raw HTML output

0.0.419

27 Feb 01:57

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2026-02-27

  • Add /chronicle command with standup, tips, and improve subcommands powered by session history (experimental)
  • Scrolling left or right no longer triggers unintended mouse button presses
  • Add Ctrl+F/Ctrl+B as page down/up shortcuts for scrolling in alt-screen views
  • Add --mouse/--no-mouse flag and mouse config to disable mouse mode in alt screen
  • Home and End keys jump to the top and bottom of the alt-screen scroll buffer
  • Add Ctrl+G keyboard shortcut for editing prompts in external editor and dismissing UI elements
  • /mcp enable works for built-in servers that were auto-disabled before configuration
  • CLI spinner stops and final agent response is visible after agent finishes work
  • AUTO theme now uses the terminal's actual ANSI color palette for more accurate colors on any terminal theme
  • MCP server env vars referenced in command, args, or cwd fields are automatically included in the server environment
  • /diagnose shows a helpful message when no session has been started yet
  • MCP server names now support dots, slashes, and @ characters, enabling npm-style names like @modelcontextprotocol/server and io.github/server

0.0.419-1

26 Feb 23:03

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0.0.419-1 Pre-release
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Added

  • Add Ctrl+F/Ctrl+B as page down/up shortcuts for scrolling in alt-screen views
  • Add --mouse/--no-mouse flag and mouse config to disable mouse mode in alt screen
  • Home and End keys jump to the top and bottom of the alt-screen scroll buffer
  • Add Ctrl+G keyboard shortcut for editing prompts in external editor and dismissing UI elements

Improved

  • AUTO theme now uses the terminal's actual ANSI color palette for more accurate colors on any terminal theme
  • MCP server env vars referenced in command, args, or cwd fields are automatically included in the server environment
  • /diagnose shows a helpful message when no session has been started yet
  • MCP server names now support dots, slashes, and @ characters, enabling npm-style names like @modelcontextprotocol/server and io.github/server

Fixed

  • /mcp enable works for built-in servers that were auto-disabled before configuration
  • CLI spinner stops and final agent response is visible after agent finishes work

0.0.419-0

25 Feb 18:11

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0.0.419-0 Pre-release
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0.0.418

25 Feb 17:32
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2026-02-25

🎉 Copilot CLI is now generally available 🎉

  • Agent protected from accidentally killing itself
  • Remove --disable-parallel-tools-execution flag and parallel_tool_execution config option
  • Plugin agents specified as file paths in plugin.json load correctly