1.0.44-2

Added

• Add optional prerelease argument to copilot update and /update to fetch the latest prerelease build

Fixed

• Shell commands via ! prefix work correctly with all shell configurations

1.0.44-1

Improved

• Shell aliases and rc file settings now work in ! commands

1.0.44-0

Improved

• Timeline shows the resolved model for rubber-duck sub-agents (e.g. Rubber-duck(claude-opus-4.7))

Fixed

• Quota display correctly shows remaining usage for Free users instead of always showing 100% used
• Tool permissions granted in autopilot mode are preserved after /clear
• Effort level applies correctly when switching models via the /model picker
• Pressing Ctrl+C while a permission prompt is pending no longer causes the CLI to hang
• Project info remains visible in slash command picker when no results match
• Invalid URL entries in settings.json no longer crash CLI startup and are skipped with a warning

1.0.43

2026-05-06

• Add username toggle to /statusline picker to display the active account in the footer
• Auto mode uses server-side model routing for improved real-time model selection
• Resume prompt shows correct session name when multiple sessions are active
• Protect against RCE from malicious bare repositories nested inside a project (for more information, GHSA-9ccr-r5hg-74gf)
• MCP server child processes (e.g. started via npx or uvx) are now fully terminated when a session ends
• Show download progress when running the update command

1.0.43-0

Improved

• Show download progress when running the update command

Fixed

• MCP server child processes (e.g. started via npx or uvx) are now fully terminated when a session ends

1.0.42

2026-05-06

• MCP server failure warning now suggests a directly runnable /mcp show command when the server name contains whitespace
• MCP server failure warnings include stderr output to help diagnose connection errors
• Add -C flag to change working directory before starting, similar to git -C
• Exit message resume command shows session ID instead of auto-generated name when session has not been renamed
• Remote session export now supports non-GitHub repositories and repo-less directories
• Resuming a session no longer shows a false "session in use" warning after choosing "Go back"
• Enter key no longer gets permanently stuck after cancelling a request
• Suppress the exit summary when the session has no user messages and no saved session to resume
• CLI updates on Windows no longer fail with ENOENT when a transient EPERM occurs during package extraction
• Add rubber-duck agent for GPT sessions, powered by Claude (available in /experimental)

1.0.42-0

Added

• Add rubber-duck agent for GPT sessions, powered by Claude (available in /experimental)

1.0.41

2026-05-05

• CLI starts faster by rendering the UI immediately while authentication resolves in the background
• Shell completions (bash, zsh, fish) are automatically installed on first run and updated after copilot update
• Tab-completing slash commands that accept arguments now adds a trailing space automatically
• Package extraction no longer crashes on Windows when antivirus or filesystem locks cause transient EPERM errors
• Remote session connection errors show your logged-in account and tailored remediation steps
• Markdown formatting renders in ask user prompt questions
• Add experimental MCP Tasks support: MCP tools with taskSupport: "required" run as non-blocking background agents trackable via list_agents and read_agent (available when experimental mode is enabled, e.g. via /experimental on or the --experimental flag)
• Extensions now load in prompt mode (-p). User extensions load by default; project extensions alnd management tools require GITHUB_COPILOT_PROMPT_MODE_EXTENSIONS=true.
• Assistant responses no longer contain spurious system notification XML tags
• Large output guidance correctly references the configured grep tool name
• Adding a plugin marketplace using a git SSH URL (e.g. git@github.com:owner/repo) now works correctly
• Slash command picker searches command descriptions and underlines matched characters
• Memory tool confirmation prompt now shows the scope (repository or user) when requesting permission to store a memory
• SQL todo timeline entries display more accurately for INSERT OR IGNORE/REPLACE and blocked status updates
• Streaming text and shimmer animations stay smooth on slow or busy hosts
• Add --attachment flag in non-interactive (-p/--prompt) mode to attach files (images or native documents) to the initial prompt
• @-mention completion works for ./ paths, no longer adds trailing space on directories, and shows project files before workspace roots
• Improve stability on Windows by working around a V8 crash in Node 24.x
• Session files containing Unicode line separator characters load correctly
• Reasoning effort picker hint text displays "Esc to cancel" with correct spacing
• Improve reliability of file edits by better recovering from fuzzy or misaligned edit blocks

1.0.41-1

Improved

• Slash command picker searches command descriptions and underlines matched characters
• Memory tool confirmation prompt now shows the scope (repository or user) when requesting permission to store a memory
• SQL todo timeline entries display more accurately for INSERT OR IGNORE/REPLACE and blocked status updates
• Streaming text and shimmer animations stay smooth on slow or busy hosts

Fixed

• Extensions now load in prompt mode (-p). User extensions load by default; project extensions alnd management tools require GITHUB_COPILOT_PROMPT_MODE_EXTENSIONS=true.
• Assistant responses no longer contain spurious system notification XML tags
• Large output guidance correctly references the configured grep tool name
• Adding a plugin marketplace using a git SSH URL (e.g. git@github.com:owner/repo) now works correctly

1.0.41-0

Added

• Add --attachment flag in non-interactive (-p/--prompt) mode to attach files (images or native documents) to the initial prompt

Improved

• Improve reliability of file edits by better recovering from fuzzy or misaligned edit blocks

Fixed

• @-mention completion works for ./ paths, no longer adds trailing space on directories, and shows project files before workspace roots
• Improve stability on Windows by working around a V8 crash in Node 24.x
• Session files containing Unicode line separator characters load correctly
• Reasoning effort picker hint text displays "Esc to cancel" with correct spacing