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0.0.419-1

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

0.0.419-0 Pre-release
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0.0.418

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@copilot-cli-release-app copilot-cli-release-app released this 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

0.0.418-0

0.0.418-0 Pre-release
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Fixed

  • Agent protected from accidentally killing itself
  • Plugin agents specified as file paths in plugin.json load correctly

Removed

  • Remove --disable-parallel-tools-execution flag and parallel_tool_execution config option

0.0.417

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@copilot-cli-release-app copilot-cli-release-app released this 25 Feb 00:19

2026-02-25

  • Add /research command for deep research with exportable reports
  • MCP servers no longer intermittently fail to load when opening a new session
  • Plugin agents and skills are available immediately after install without restarting
  • Plugin skills and commands load from custom paths declared in plugin.json
  • Alt+backspace correctly registers as backspace instead of delete

0.0.416

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@copilot-cli-release-app copilot-cli-release-app released this 24 Feb 19:59

2026-02-24

  • Expand --help content with descriptions, examples, and sorted flags
  • Block third-party MCP servers when the Copilot MCP policy does not allow them
  • Streaming response size counter updates continuously during tool calls and reasoning, and resets between requests
  • Status line automatically switches to a two-line layout on narrow terminals, keeping CWD, branch, and model info readable at any terminal width
  • Undo operations now always require confirmation

0.0.415

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@copilot-cli-release-app copilot-cli-release-app released this 23 Feb 21:46

2026-02-23

  • Skill files saved with a UTF-8 BOM (common on Windows editors) now load correctly instead of failing with a frontmatter parse error
  • Custom agents support the model field to specify which model to use, and unknown fields now warn instead of blocking agent load
  • Plan approval menu shows model-curated actions with a recommended option highlighted first, including autopilot+fleet for parallelizable work
  • Env loading indicator no longer hangs indefinitely on MCP startup error or session resume
  • Add show_file tool for presenting code and diffs to the user
  • Add env loading indicator showing skills, MCPs, plugins, ... being loaded
  • MCP tool results with giant single lines are truncated correctly
  • /plugin marketplace add and /plugin install support local paths containing spaces
  • /mcp show groups servers into User, Workspace, Plugins, and Built-in sections and makes all servers navigable
  • Agent now knows which model is powering it when asked
  • Ctrl+A/E cycle through visual lines in wrapped input; Home/End navigate within a visual line; Ctrl+Home/End jump to text boundaries

0.0.415-1

0.0.415-1 Pre-release
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Added

  • Add show_file tool for presenting code and diffs to the user
  • Add env loading indicator showing skills, MCPs, plugins, ... being loaded

Improved

  • /mcp show groups servers into User, Workspace, Plugins, and Built-in sections and makes all servers navigable
  • Agent now knows which model is powering it when asked
  • Ctrl+A/E cycle through visual lines in wrapped input; Home/End navigate within a visual line; Ctrl+Home/End jump to text boundaries

Fixed

  • MCP tool results with giant single lines are truncated correctly
  • /plugin marketplace add and /plugin install support local paths containing spaces

0.0.415-0

0.0.415-0 Pre-release
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Added

  • Add show_file tool for presenting code and diffs to the user

Improved

  • Agent now knows which model is powering it when asked

Fixed

  • /plugin marketplace add and /plugin install support local paths containing spaces

0.0.414

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@copilot-cli-release-app copilot-cli-release-app released this 21 Feb 00:53

2026-02-21

  • Explore agent can now use GitHub MCP tools when available
  • Show permission elevation dialog when accepting a plan with autopilot to prevent auto-denied tool errors