Copilot Chat v0.33.2025101402: Chat & CLI Fixes

Copilot Chat v0.33.2025101402 brings faster chat swaps, custom instructions for code review, and CLI file reference support. Includes stability fixes for edits and environment handling.

Copilot Chat v0.33.2025101402: Chat & CLI Fixes

TL;DR

  • Chat session swaps now faster with optimized performance
  • Code review agent now respects custom instructions
  • CLI file references and model updates included
  • Various stability fixes for edits and environment handling

New

  • Custom instructions in code review agent — code review now honors your custom instructions for more tailored feedback
  • File references in CLI — CLI integration now supports file references for better context passing
  • Next-cursor-line prediction — enabled for improved inline suggestion accuracy

Fixed

  • Chat session swap performance — new chat sessions now swap faster with optimized handling
  • Case normalization for sensitive file edits — edits to sensitive files now normalize case correctly
  • CLI default model — updated to latest default model for CLI operations
  • Environment updates — no longer trigger when CLI integration is disabled, reducing unnecessary overhead
  • Event filtering — removed redundant filtering since core now only forwards Copilot-related events
  • Obsolete coding guidelines lookup — removed unused lookup logic

Update via: code --install-extension GitHub.Copilot-Chat or check for updates in VS Code Extensions.

Source: Copilot Chat