GitHub Copilot CLI Files

2026-05-20

• --session-id=<id> resumes known sessions or tasks, and starts new sessions with a specific UUID
• /remote commands now respect organization remote control and view from cloud policy and show a clear error when disabled
• /remote command can now be used while the agent is working
• Customizable status line in the terminal footer displays session info such as model, context window, git branch, and more
• MCP tool loading at startup is faster for users with many HTTP-based MCP servers
• Settings file no longer accumulates unrelated config keys when settings are updated
• Add /security-review slash command to review code changes for security vulnerabilities
• Add preMcpToolCall hook for hook providers to control outgoing MCP request metadata
• Add /chronicle cost-tips subcommand for personalized token usage and cost reduction recommendations
• MCP servers using OAuth stay connected when authentication was performed in a separate session
• GFM tables and blockquotes inside list items render correctly without a floating top border
• Experimental mode indicator now appears persistently in the app header instead of as a one-time notification
• Loading indicator color matches the active mode (plan, autopilot, shell)
• Session naming works correctly for usage-based billing users
• Pressing Enter on a highlighted subcommand completion inserts the selection instead of submitting the partial command
• Use default release notes when publishing a release with no changelog entries
• Editor launched with Ctrl+G no longer steals keystrokes or requires double keypresses
• /memory show displays documentation links for learning about and managing Copilot Memory
• Add terminalProgress setting to enable or disable OSC 9;4 terminal progress indicators
• postToolUse hooks can now inject additionalContext into successful tool results
• Only show remote session startup failure when remote mode is explicitly requested via --remote or enabled in user configuration
• Shell tool calls succeed even when the model omits the description parameter
• Ensure input token usage includes cached, update token formatting to clarify
• Login prompt more clearly warns when token storage falls back to insecure plain text config file
• GitHub MCP web search tool is available immediately without requiring tool search
• Secret scanning now covers commit messages and PR descriptions, redacting secrets before they are published
• Input area grows responsively with terminal height instead of capping at 3 lines