Copilot Chat v0.43: Anthropic SDK & Session Scaffolding

Copilot Chat v0.43 upgrades Anthropic SDK to 0.81.0, scaffolds new session actions, and improves artifact handling and debug logging.

Copilot Chat v0.43: Anthropic SDK & Session Scaffolding

TL;DR

  • Anthropic SDK bumped to 0.81.0 across main and chat-lib
  • New session actions scaffolding and artifact handling
  • Codebase index status reporting reworked

New

  • Session actions scaffolding — foundation for new session management features
  • updateArtifacts method — handles exit plan mode requests in artifact workflows
  • Agent debug logging improvements — detects mode changes, fixes tool timing, adds tool tracking

Changed

  • Codebase index status reporting — reworked for better reliability and clarity

Dependencies

  • @anthropic-ai/sdk — upgraded from 0.80.0 to 0.81.0 in both main and chat-lib
  • lodash — bumped from 4.17.23 to 4.18.1 for security and stability

Update with: npm install or pull the latest from the release page.

Source: Copilot Chat