GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.71 Changelog

This release is all about giving you more control, safety, and convenience when using GitHub Copilot in your terminal. Whether you are using it to write code, run commands, or manage complex projects with multiple AI assistants, these updates make the tool more reliable, harder to break, and much easier to customize to your liking.

What's new

• Plan Mode Restrictions: When Copilot is in "Plan" mode (brainstorming how to solve a problem), it is now strictly blocked from making actual changes to your files or running commands. It has to finish planning first.
• Plugin Marketplace Commands: You can now use plugins marketplace commands to easily search for, install, and uninstall extra tools (plugins) right from the command line.
• Microphone Selector: A new /voice command lets you choose and save which microphone you want to use for talking to Copilot.
• The /move Command: This split-off command lets you jump to a new Git worktree (a separate copy of your project) and automatically brings your unsaved changes with you.
• Canvas Support: Added support for "canvases," which allow external extensions to interact with your terminal in more visual ways.

Improvements

• Smarter Sub-Agents: When you use "sub-agents" (mini-AI assistants working under the main AI), Copilot will now remember how hard they should think and how much memory they have access to.
• No More Infinite Loops: The maximum depth for sub-agents has been lowered from 6 to 4 by default to stop them from getting stuck in runaway, expensive loops.
• Case-Insensitive Commands: Slash commands are no longer picky. Typing /SESSION or /session does the exact same thing.
• Better Settings Warnings: If your settings.json file has a typo or error, Copilot will now show a warning pointing directly to the broken value instead of just ignoring your settings.
• Memory Refresh: For long coding sessions, Copilot will automatically refresh its memory context after 30 minutes so it doesn't get confused by old information.
• Quick Help Dismissal: Pressing the ? key twice now quickly closes the help menu and lets you start typing a prompt with an actual question mark.

Fixes

• No More Freezing: Fixed an issue where the autopilot mode would hang or freeze if a background task ran too long.
• Clean Git Exits: Copilot will no longer leave background Git processes running in the computer's memory after you close the app.
• Terminal Setup: The /terminal-setup command now works properly on terminals that don't support advanced keyboard features.
• Folder Trust: If you decline to trust a folder, Copilot won't crash your session anymore; it will safely return you to your previous folder.
• Visual Bugs: Fixed a bug where empty, untracked files showed a ghost "added line" in the preview.

Breaking changes

No breaking changes in this release.