Copilot Chat v0.33.2025101302: Build & Tool Fixes

Copilot Chat v0.33.2025101302 fixes build issues, improves NES cursor prediction, adds BYOK key management, and resolves infinite edit loops in suggestions.

Copilot Chat v0.33.2025101302: Build & Tool Fixes

TL;DR

  • Fixed build issues and upgraded completions-core to latest commit
  • Improved NES suggestion positioning and added next cursor line prediction
  • Added BYOK API key management and custom request headers support
  • Fixed infinite no-edit loops in cursor line suggestions

New

  • BYOK API key management — Command to manage your own OpenAI/Azure keys directly in the extension
  • Custom request headers for BYOK — Send custom headers when using bring-your-own-key models
  • Next cursor line prediction — NES now predicts where your cursor should move next with improved prompt alignment
  • Binary format for tool embedding cache — Local caching of virtual tool embeddings now uses binary format for efficiency
  • Timeout for text search — Added timeout when searching text in files to prevent hangs

Fixed

  • Build failure — Upgraded completions-core to latest commit to resolve build issues
  • Infinite no-edit loop in cursor suggestions — Fixed NES next cursor line getting stuck in edit loops and better aligned with training data
  • Missing text after code blocks — Resolved issue where text following code blocks was dropped in responses
  • EditFile tool execution — Fixed editing from executePrompt tool
  • Excessive content exclusion fetches — Reduced unnecessary fetch calls during content exclusion checks
  • Network error handling — Added retry logic for net::ERR_NETWORK_CHANGED errors
  • NES suggestion positioning — Improved cell and position determination for notebook editor suggestions

Changed

  • Response API enabled by default — useResponsesAPI now enabled by default for all users
  • Extension activation — Auth no longer blocks extension activation on startup
  • Commit message generation — Git commit messages now use gpt-4-mini model
  • Model capabilities updated — Updated supported model capabilities across the extension
  • Security-sensitive file exclusion — Added more file extensions to workspace indexing exclusion list for security

Update via VS Code extensions marketplace or run: code --install-extension ms-copilot.copilot-chat

Source: Copilot Chat