GitHub Copilot CLI v0.0.401
GitHub Copilot CLI v0.0.401 was released on .
Summary
2026-02-03 - Support .agents/skills directory for auto-loading skills - Improve handling of chat history when switching between model families - MCP tools returning structuredContent now display co...
Release Context
- This was the 24th GitHub Copilot CLI release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 4 days after GitHub Copilot CLI v0.0.400 (January 30, 2026).
Shipped around the same time
Within 3 days of this release, other AI coding tools also shipped:
- Claude Code v2.1.34 (February 6, 2026)
- Claude Code v2.1.33 (February 6, 2026)
- Gemini CLI v0.27.2 (February 5, 2026)
- Gemini CLI v0.27.1 (February 5, 2026)
- Claude Code v2.1.32 (February 5, 2026)
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Release Notes
2026-02-03 - Support .agents/skills directory for auto-loading skills - Improve handling of chat history when switching between model families - MCP tools returning structuredContent now display correctly in CLI - Support Claude-style .mcp.json format without mcpServers wrapper - Inserting new line with shift+enter keybinding in VS Code integrated terminal - Large multi-line pastes work correctly - ACP terminal-auth passes correct arguments to login - Arrow and special keys work reliably when held down - Slash command ghost text appends correctly - Add copilot login subcommand and support ACP terminal-auth - Add agentStop and subagentStop hooks to control agent completion - CLI handles unknown keypresses gracefully - /diff displays accurate line numbers with dual column layout
Other Recent GitHub Copilot CLI Releases
- v1.0.71 (July 16, 2026)
- v1.0.70 (July 10, 2026)
- v1.0.69 (July 7, 2026)
- v1.0.68 (July 1, 2026)
- v1.0.67 (June 30, 2026)
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