Copilot CLI
Latest release v1.0.87-0 on 2026-09-18 · Actively maintained · 15 releases in 90 days
GitHub Copilot CLI brings the power of Copilot coding agent directly to your terminal.
| Latest release | v1.0.87-0 on 2026-09-18 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | Actively maintained — pushed within the last 14 days, with 3 or more releases in 90 days |
| Stars | 11,191 (+4 since yesterday) |
| Releases in 90 days | 15 |
| Last commit | 2026-09-18 |
| Repository | github/copilot-cli |
| Open issues | 2,308 |
Recent releases
v1.0.87-0 2026-09-18
What's new
- Add user and managed startup defaults for the Auto routing tier, including strict and…
- Consecutive steering prompts in the same mode combine into one pending message. Press Up in an…
- A worktreePathTemplate setting decides where /worktree, /move, /new and --worktree create…
Fixed
- Number-key selection in the question dialog works for choices 10 and beyond
- Sandbox proxies work on Windows, and a proxy with a username and password works on every…
- /keep-alive (and /caffeinate) no longer reports that sleep is prevented when the sleep…
- Prompt mode exits successfully when a child task fails but the parent recovers
Changed
- Configure per-server MCP slow-connection warning thresholds with slowConnectionThresholdMs
- Show live elapsed time for execution subagents in timeline entries
- Enable the rubber-duck agent for every model family and for low-cost-tier session models
- Reduce allocation overhead when repainting blank terminal areas
v1.0.86 2026-09-17
Custom agents can opt into repository instruction files (AGENTS.md, copilot-instructions.md, CLAUDE.md) by setting include-custom-instructions: true…
v1.0.86-2 2026-09-17
Fixed
- Fixes and changes
Maintenance status is derived from public repository activity — release cadence and commit recency. It is not a review, an endorsement, or a security assessment. Star counts measure attention, not quality.