GitHub Copilot CLI v0.0.417

GitHub Copilot CLI v0.0.417 was released on .

Summary

2026-02-25 - Add /research command for deep research with exportable reports - MCP servers no longer intermittently fail to load when opening a new session - Plugin agents and skills are available ...

Release Context

  • This was the 40th GitHub Copilot CLI release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
  • It shipped the same day as GitHub Copilot CLI v0.0.416 (February 24, 2026).

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Release Notes

2026-02-25 - Add /research command for deep research with exportable reports - MCP servers no longer intermittently fail to load when opening a new session - Plugin agents and skills are available immediately after install without restarting - Plugin skills and commands load from custom paths declared in plugin.json - Alt+backspace correctly registers as backspace instead of delete

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