Copilot CLI 1.0.32: Auto Model & Debug Flags
Copilot CLI 1.0.32 adds auto model selection, debug flags, usage warnings, and fixes rate limiting, terminal rendering, and GHE authentication.
TL;DR
- Auto model selection now picks the best available model per session
- New debug flags and usage limit warnings at 75% and 90%
- Rate-limited sessions now retry instead of dropping messages
- Multiple terminal rendering and authentication fixes
New
- Auto model selection — Set model to
autoand Copilot picks the best available model for each session automatically. - --print-debug-info flag — Display version, terminal capabilities, and environment variables for troubleshooting.
- Usage limit warnings — Get alerted when approaching 75% and 90% of your weekly usage limit.
- Document attachment — Attach supported document files to prompts for the agent to read and reason about.
- --connect flag — Directly connect to a remote session by ID.
Improved
- Rate-limited sessions — Now pause queued messages and automatically retry instead of dropping them.
- Table rendering — Correct column widths, emoji support, and stable borders during terminal resize.
- Rate limit errors — Error messages now show specific context based on the type of limit reached.
- Session idle timeout — Now configurable via
--session-idle-timeout; disabled by default. - Token limit handling — Skills exceeding the token limit are still discoverable and invocable by name.
Fixed
- GitHub Enterprise Cloud (GHE) authentication with
copilot login --hostnow works correctly. - Agent context now includes local timezone offset in current date and time.
- Terminal progress indicator stays visible while the agent is thinking.
- Status line no longer shows stray Unicode glyphs in terminals like Neovim after
/clear. - Rewind works correctly after using
/cdto change directories. - Multiline input is preserved when using
/planand plan mode. - Backspace correctly exits shell mode only when input is empty.
- Mouse wheel scrolling works correctly in the
/askdialog.
Update with: npm install -g @github/copilot-cli@latest
Source: Copilot CLI