Copilot Chat v0.33.2025101401: CLI & Tool Selection
Copilot Chat v0.33.2025101401 brings experimental CLI integration, smarter tool selection via embeddings, and macOS security improvements.
TL;DR
- Copilot CLI integration now experimental — available for testing
- Tool selection improved via embeddings for better accuracy
- macOS restricted paths expanded to include Library directory
New
- Copilot CLI integration — experimental feature bringing CLI capabilities into the chat extension
- Embeddings-based tool grouping — uses embeddings to improve tool selection fidelity when Copilot picks which tools to use
- GitHub agent for selection review — leverages GitHub agent for code selection validation
Fixed
- macOS restricted paths — added Library directory to default restricted paths for edits
- NuGet MCP install flow — now accepts latest server.json schema in assisted installation
- Error messaging — moved error display to more consistent location in UI
- Auth token handling — switched from implied auth tokens to distro-based authentication
Changed
- Sonnet 4.5 alt-prompt — cleaned up prompt configuration
Update with: code --install-extension GitHub.Copilot-Chat or check for updates in VS Code Extensions.
Source: Copilot Chat
