GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.86
GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.86 was released on .
Summary
GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.86 makes your custom instructions actually stick around when you reload your session, and gives you clearer visibility into what's happening with background processes like dev servers. See what else improved under the hood.
Release Context
- This was the 128th GitHub Copilot CLI release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 2 days after GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.85 (September 16, 2026).
- GitHub Copilot CLI: ships every 5.9 days — 4 releases in the last month.
Why it matters: Autopilot stops after task completion.
Shipped around the same time
Within 3 days of this release, other AI coding tools also shipped:
- OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.155.0 (September 17, 2026)
- Claude Code v2.1.275 (September 17, 2026)
- Antigravity CLI v1.2.5 (September 17, 2026)
- Claude Code v2.1.274 (September 16, 2026)
- Antigravity CLI v1.2.4 (September 16, 2026)
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Release Notes
2026-09-17 - Custom agents can opt into repository instruction files (AGENTS.md, copilot-instructions.md, CLAUDE.md) by setting include-custom-instructions: true in their frontmatter. - Resuming an active session without plugin-directory, discovery, or working-directory overrides preserves marketplace plugins and skills after reload. Configuration read or validation failures no longer discard active plugins; missing-file and intentional-removal behavior is unchanged. - /sandbox policy now reports local-network access using your configured setting - The status row now says it is waiting for background shells, instead of "Working", when a turn ends while an attached background shell such as a dev server is still running. - Resume sessions even when transcript files contain recoverable corruption - Expanded reasoning text in the compact timeline is no longer dimmed, so it is as readable as the rest of the timeline. - Autopilot stops after accepted task completion instead of continuing unexpectedly
Other Recent GitHub Copilot CLI Releases
- v1.0.83 (September 4, 2026)
- v1.0.82 (August 29, 2026)
- v1.0.81 (August 27, 2026)
- v1.0.80 (August 14, 2026)
- v1.0.79 (August 10, 2026)
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