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).
Shipped around the same time
Within 3 days of this release, other AI coding tools also shipped:
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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
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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