GitHub Copilot CLI Changelog & Release Notes
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Recent Releases
- vv1.0.24 (April 10, 2026) - 2026-04-10 - preToolUse hooks now respect modifiedArgs/updatedInput, and additionalContext fields - Custom agent model field now accepts display names
- vv1.0.23 (April 10, 2026) - 2026-04-10 - Add --mode, --autopilot, and --plan flags to start the CLI directly in a specific agent mode - Agent no longer hangs on the first turn wh
- vv1.0.22 (April 9, 2026) - 2026-04-09 - MCP tools with non-standard JSON schemas are now sanitized for compatibility with all model providers - Better handling of large images f
- vv1.0.21 (April 7, 2026) - 2026-04-07 - Add copilot mcp command for managing MCP servers - Spinner no longer appears stuck when a long-running async shell command is active - En
- vv1.0.20 (April 7, 2026) - 2026-04-07 - Add copilot help monitoring topic with OpenTelemetry configuration details and examples - Spinner stays active until background agents an
- vv1.0.19 (April 6, 2026) - 2026-04-06 - /mcp enable and /mcp disable now persist across sessions - OpenTelemetry monitoring: subagent spans now use INTERNAL span kind, and chat
- vv1.0.18 (April 4, 2026) - 2026-04-04 - New Critic agent automatically reviews plans and complex implementations using a complementary model to catch errors early (available in
- vv1.0.17 (April 3, 2026) - 2026-04-03 - Built-in skills are now included with the CLI, starting with a guide for customizing Copilot cloud agent's environment - MCP OAuth flows
- vv1.0.16 (April 2, 2026) - 2026-04-02 - SQL prompt tags no longer appear when sql tool is excluded via excludedTools or availableTools - MCP tool calls display tool name and par
- vv1.0.15 (April 1, 2026) - 2026-04-01 - Remove support for gpt-5.1-codex, gpt-5.1-codex-mini, and gpt-5.1-codex-max models - Copilot mascot now blinks with subtle eye animations