GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.74
GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.74 was released on .
Summary
GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.74 now reliably reconnects when switching directories and properly displays multi-turn conversations in the correct order, making your workflow smoother and less frustrating. The release also adds support for new plugin standards and fixes critical issu...
Release Context
- This was the 117th GitHub Copilot CLI release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 3 days after GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.73 (July 21, 2026).
- GitHub Copilot CLI: ships every 3 days — 10 releases in the last month.
Why it matters: Copilot CLI now reliably reconnects MCP servers.
Shipped around the same time
Within 3 days of this release, other AI coding tools also shipped:
- Antigravity CLI v1.1.7 (July 26, 2026)
- Claude Code v2.1.220 (July 24, 2026)
- Claude Code v2.1.219 (July 24, 2026)
- Antigravity CLI v1.1.6 (July 24, 2026)
- Kiro CLI v2.14.1 (July 23, 2026)
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Release Notes
2026-07-23 - Typing ? while the /search bar is open enters it as text instead of opening quick help - Add support for Open Plugin Spec v1 plugin manifests and mcp.json configuration - IDE integration reconnects reliably when the CLI reloads MCP servers or changes directory - Multi-turn subagent timelines show every prompt and response in the correct order after reopening /tasks - Subagent timelines identify whether prompts came from the main agent or another subagent - Show a first-run splash to opt into the default sandbox - Adding support for gemini-3.6-flash - The /mcp add and /mcp edit wizard now preserves = characters in environment variable values (such as base64 padding), so secrets and tokens are stored correctly. - Remote session uploads stop retrying permanent Mission Control 400/404 responses - Show Tab in /settings footer to switch scope tabs - Downscale oversized tool-result images so CAPI Responses requests continue - When multiplexing sessions, a session's open dialog no longer leaks into another session; eligible pickers reopen when you switch back - The $ interactive shell shortcut now opens a shell even while the agent is working - Fully honor the skill disable-model-invocation flag - Warn when a participating language server reports a different symbol than the one requested - Steering interrupts shell output waits without stopping the running command - Increase the Responses request size limit - Plan mode now allows session-folder planning artifacts while still blocking clear file mutations outside the session folder. - Add /model plan (or /model --plan) to pick a model used while in plan mode; pass a model id, off to clear, or no id to open the picker. Reverts to the session model when you leave plan mode. - Resume search matches session titles even when whitespace differs
Other Recent GitHub Copilot CLI Releases
- v1.0.72 (July 20, 2026)
- v1.0.71 (July 16, 2026)
- v1.0.70 (July 10, 2026)
- v1.0.69 (July 7, 2026)
- v1.0.68 (July 1, 2026)
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