Copilot Chat v0.40.2026031103: Draft PRs & Proxy Support
Copilot Chat adds draft PR creation, WebSocket proxy support, and a new troubleshoot skill. Windows task simulation and error handling also improved.
TL;DR
- New command to create draft pull requests directly from chat
- WebSocket proxy support for enterprise networks
- Chat troubleshoot skill added for faster debugging
New
- Draft pull request command — Create PRs from chat sessions without leaving VS Code
- WebSocket proxy support — Enterprise environments can now route connections through proxies
- Chat troubleshoot skill — Built-in diagnostic tool for faster issue resolution
- Chat debug logging to disk — Debug events now written as JSONL for easier diagnosis and troubleshooting
Fixed
- Commit message generation error handling — Improved error handling in background commit message generation
- Windows task simulation — Fixed simulate task failures on Windows systems
- Controller API usage — Updated to latest Controller API patterns
Update via VS Code Extensions: search for "Copilot Chat" and click Update, or run code --install-extension GitHub.Copilot-Chat.
Source: Copilot Chat
