Copilot CLI v0.0.422-1: Hooks, History Search & Metrics
Personal hooks, Ctrl+R history search, session metrics logging, and fixes for plugin caching, IME input, and terminal compatibility.
TL;DR
- Personal hooks from ~/.copilot/hooks now load alongside repo-level hooks
- Reverse incremental search (Ctrl+R) for command history, like Bash
- Session metrics (requests, tokens, code changes) persisted to events.jsonl
- Plugin cache auto-recovery and multiple terminal/IME fixes
New
- Personal hooks — Load from ~/.copilot/hooks in addition to repo-level .github/hooks for more flexible automation
- Ctrl+R history search — Reverse incremental search for command history, matching Bash behavior
- Session metrics persistence — Requests, tokens, and code changes now logged to events.jsonl after each session
- Startup prompt hooks — Auto-submit prompts or slash commands when a session starts
- copy_on_select config — Auto-copy selected text to clipboard in alt screen mode
- enabledPlugins config — Automatic plugin installation at startup
- SSH plugin URLs — Install plugins from ssh:// URLs
- exitPlanMode.request protocol — SDK plan approval support
- Background command notifications — Automatic alerts when background shell commands and agents complete
Improved
- Text selection persists after copying to clipboard in alt screen
- Reduced memory usage in alt-screen mode for long sessions
- @-mention file completion reflects current working directory state
- Links in alt-screen mode now underlined for better visibility
- /delegate prompts clarified for multi-remote repositories
- Git not installed error messages now clear and actionable
- Waiting message shown when terminal handed to external editor
- Repository config renamed from .github/copilot/config.json to settings.json
- launch_messages config setting renamed to companyAnnouncements
- Timeline now hides noisy todo queries and shows dependency details
Fixed
- Plugin cache auto-recovers from corrupted or incomplete clones
- IME candidate windows appear at correct cursor position in CJK input
- Windows URLs with & query parameters now open correctly
- ESC key cancel works in tmux and non-kitty terminals
- GitHub MCP server stays enabled in repos with both Azure DevOps and GitHub remotes
- Colons in inline code render correctly inside markdown tables
- Plugin-contributed LSP servers now loaded, started, and shown in /lsp show
- Enter in required enum field now selects highlighted option
- CLI no longer hangs when working in directories with large file counts
- GitHub MCP server connection status accurately tracked in status indicator
- Ctrl+K joins lines at end of line, matching Emacs/terminal behavior
- Escape sequences split across input chunks no longer leak into text input
Update with: npm install -g @github/copilot-cli@0.0.422-1
Source: Copilot CLI
