Copilot CLI v1.0.6: Autopilot Fixes & Memory Improvements

TL;DR

• Autopilot no longer gets permanently blocked after errors — sessions can now recover
• Major memory leak fixes: tree-sitter WASM cleanup, environment variable duplication, streaming optimization
• Windows stability improvements: auto-update race conditions, module prebuilds, integrated terminal double-triggers fixed

New

• Tool search for Claude models — Model can now discover and use tools dynamically instead of relying on static tool definitions
• Subagent human-readable IDs — Task-launched agents now get names like math-helper-0 instead of generic agent-0 identifiers
• PR URL in pull request tool output — create_pull_request now includes the direct link so agents can share it
• Open Plugin spec support — Expanded compatibility for .lsp.json, PascalCase hook names, exclusive path mode, and namespace separators
• Extension tool permissions — Tools now integrate with the permissions system; use skipPermission per-tool to bypass prompts

Fixed

• Autopilot error recovery — Continuation no longer gets permanently blocked after an error in a previous turn
• Memory leak in tree-sitter — WASM objects now freed after shell command parsing
• Environment variable duplication — Eliminated redundant copies per child process spawn, reducing overall memory footprint
• Streaming and tool-output memory — Improved memory efficiency during agent execution
• Windows auto-update race conditions — Auto-update now correctly recovers; CLI loads latest version after update
• Windows module prebuilds — Native modules (e.g., conpty.node on ARM64) load reliably on first launch
• VS Code integrated terminal double-triggers — Links and right-click paste no longer trigger twice
• HTTP/2 connection pool crashes — Resolved session crashes when sub-agents are active
• Command output loss — Command output no longer lost when a command causes the shell to exit
• Kill command validation — No longer incorrectly blocks legitimate commands like p.kill() in Python scripts
• Screen reader accessibility — Input placeholder text no longer read aloud on every prompt submission
• Help dialog scrolling — /help dialog now starts scrolled to the top in alt-screen mode
• Prompt input truncation — All lines now render without truncation in alt-screen mode
• Shift+Enter handling — Fixed handling in VS Code with old /terminal-setup config
• Hook configuration cross-platform — Hook config files now work across VS Code, Claude Code, and CLI without modification by accepting both PascalCase and camelCase event names
• Custom instruction file paths — COPILOT_CUSTOM_INSTRUCTIONS_DIRS now loads correctly
• Plugin discovery — Plugins using .claude-plugin/plugin.json are discovered when loaded via --plugin-dir
• Quota widget accuracy — Remaining requests widget no longer shows inaccurate data for Copilot Free users
• Agent creation wizard — Shows correct user agents directory path
• Subagent elapsed time — Freezes when idle and resumes when active in /tasks view
• SDK flag support — Flags --enable-all-github-mcp-tools, --add-github-mcp-toolset, and --add-github-mcp-tool now take effect in SDK (ACP mode)
• Task completion summary — Now required in autopilot and renders as markdown
• Read agent output — Includes inbound messages that triggered each turn in multi-turn agents
• Hook config structure — Now supports Claude Code's nested matcher/hooks structure and optional type field
• Error messages and browser links — Friendlier error messages with keyboard shortcut to open event links in browsers
• Instruction file frontmatter — applyTo field now accepts both string and array values
• Session resumption hooks — Hooks now fire correctly when resuming a previous session

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

Source: Copilot CLI