GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.70

GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.70 was released on .

Summary

GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.70 now supports GPT-5.6 and gives you more control over your setup with new sandbox flags and repository-level settings that let you pin your preferred model and context tier. You can also use the new /refine command to polish rough ideas into clear pro...

Release Notes

2026-07-09 - Add GPT-5.6 model support - Show a single Error prefix for mcp and skill command failures - Show the real parse error when --agent selects a malformed custom agent - webfetch works through mandatory HTTPS proxies - Hide / search on the Gists tab - Treat superseded subagent runs as cancellations instead of failures - Add paginated session.mcp.resources read/list/listTemplates RPCs for MCP server resources - preToolUse hooks that exit with code 2 deny tool calls - Create draft skills when Forge finds a clear workflow pattern - Hide the GitHub App install nudge in remote terminals - Pin plugins to an exact commit SHA using the sha field in plugin source configuration - Add --sandbox and --no-sandbox flags to turn the OS-level shell sandbox on or off for the current session only, without changing your saved sandbox setting (useful with -p) - Add /refine to rewrite a rough, stream-of-consciousness prompt into a clear one - Add --repo and --local flags to /settings and /model - Add a setting to show or hide timeline timestamps - Let a trusted repository pin the model, effort level, and context tier and extend the URL/MCP/skill deny lists via .github/copilot/settings.json - Expose SDK APIs to manage live MCP servers in running sessions - Show the active user's models after /user switch - Declining an extension's permission prompt no longer disables tool approvals for the rest of the session - Avoid redundant background agent notifications after a blocking readagent returns its result - Startup auth errors recommend the real copilot login command - Keep merge-semantics settings editable in /settings - Re-sync managed plugins when their cache is missing or empty - Copy the last assistant response even after command echoes - Persist the last-logged-in user on every login so a restarted runtime client stays authenticated - Hide /agent picker navigation hints when there is nothing to select - Open the plan file or research report with Ctrl+Y in any mode - Keep term

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