Copilot Chat v0.40.2026031101: MCP & CLI Autopilot

TL;DR

• MCP service integrated into ClaudeCodeSession for better gateway management
• Autopilot now available in Copilot CLI
• Selection isolation preference now persists across sessions

New

• MCP service integration — ClaudeCodeSession now uses MCP for improved gateway management and request handling
• Autopilot in CLI — Copilot CLI gains autopilot capabilities for automated workflows
• Selection isolation persistence — Your last selection isolation option is now remembered between sessions
• Binary file support — Tools can now handle binary files with hexdump display
• Image reading via read_file — read_file tool now supports image files
• Debug Panel enhancements — oTel data source support and import/export functionality added

Improved

• Repository filtering now excludes repos outside your current workspaces
• Session title management enhanced with custom service integration
• Correlation IDs added for status update requests, improving debugging
• PR URLs now included in cloud session metadata
• First user message tracking added to chat session metadata
• Simulation workbench now shows error states and improved rerun UX
• Network request telemetry added to monitor request volume

Fixed

• GHE cloud patches applied for GitHub Enterprise compatibility
• Prompt instruction files no longer attached to Copilot CLI unnecessarily

Dependencies

• hono bumped from 4.12.2 to 4.12.5
• dompurify bumped from 3.3.0 to 3.3.2

Update via VS Code extensions marketplace or code --install-extension GitHub.Copilot-Chat

Source: Copilot Chat