Copilot CLI v0.0.409: VS Code Integration & UX Fixes

Copilot CLI v0.0.409 brings VS Code integration, a quick help overlay with keyboard navigation, full-screen diff mode, and improved accessibility features.

Copilot CLI v0.0.409: VS Code Integration & UX Fixes

TL;DR

  • Copilot CLI now integrates with VS Code — use /ide for details
  • Quick help overlay (press ?) with grouped shortcuts and keyboard navigation
  • Full-screen /diff mode and scrollable permission prompts in alt-screen
  • Subagents return complete responses; default plugin marketplaces added

New

  • VS Code integration — CLI now works directly with VS Code; use /ide command for setup and details
  • Quick help overlay — Press ? to see grouped shortcuts and commands, navigate with arrow keys
  • /diff full-screen mode — Diff viewer now uses full screen in alt-screen mode for better readability
  • Scrollable permission prompts — Long diffs in permission prompts are now scrollable in alt-screen mode
  • Subagent response completion — Subagents now return complete responses instead of partial output
  • Default plugin marketplaces — Includes copilot-plugins and awesome-copilot for easier plugin discovery
  • list_copilot_spaces tool — Added to default GitHub MCP config for better space management
  • Theme preview in screen reader mode — Theme preview now appears above theme list for improved accessibility

Update with: npm install -g @github/copilot-cli@latest or check the release page for your platform.

Source: Copilot CLI