GitHub Copilot CLI vv1.0.3
Summary
2026-03-09 - Enable alternate screen buffer by default for staff users - Extensions are now available as an experimental feature — ask Copilot to write custom tools and hooks for itself using @gith...
Release Notes
2026-03-09 - Enable alternate screen buffer by default for staff users - Extensions are now available as an experimental feature — ask Copilot to write custom tools and hooks for itself using @github/copilot-sdk - Document GHHOST, HTTPPROXY, HTTPSPROXY, NOCOLOR, and NOPROXY environment variables in help - Read MCP server configuration from .devcontainer/devcontainer.json - Add --binary-version flag to query the CLI binary version without launching - Add /restart command to hot restart the CLI while preserving your session - Background task notifications display in timeline with expandable detail - Type 'quit' to exit the CLI, in addition to 'exit' - Add extraKnownMarketplaces repository setting to replace marketplaces - Add Windows Terminal support to /terminal-setup command - /reset-allowed-tools now fully undoes /allow-all and re-triggers the autopilot permission dialog - Improved handling of batched queries in the SQL tool - Login flow no longer hangs on Ubuntu when system keyring is unresponsive - Terminal is properly reset when CLI crashes unexpectedly - Table disables borders in screen reader mode to prevent announcing decorative characters - MCP servers with non-conforming outputSchema are now accessible - /plugin update now works for GitHub-installed plugins - /add-dir directories persist across session changes like /clear and /resume - Prevent env command from being treated as safe to allow without approval - Placeholder text color displays correctly when wrapping in narrow terminals - /plugin update now works with marketplaces defined in project settings - Retry status messages now display to show progress during server error recovery - Show loading spinner in diff mode while fetching changes - Suppress /init suggestion when .github/instructions/ contains instructions - Rename mergestrategy config to mergeStrategy for consistency - Suppress unknown field warnings in skill and command frontmatter - Trust safe sed commands to run without confirmation