GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.44

GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.44 was released on .

Summary

2026-05-08 - Path completion in /add-dir no longer flickers or gets intercepted by @ and pickers - Slash commands can now appear mid-input, and multiple skills can be invoked in a single message - ...

Release Context

  • This was the 88th GitHub Copilot CLI release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
  • It shipped 2 days after GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.43 (May 6, 2026).

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Release Notes

2026-05-08 - Path completion in /add-dir no longer flickers or gets intercepted by @ and pickers - Slash commands can now appear mid-input, and multiple skills can be invoked in a single message - userPromptSubmitted hooks can now handle requests directly, bypassing the LLM and returning a response without making a model call - Faster /user list and /user switch for multi-account users - Add optional prerelease argument to copilot update and /update to fetch the latest prerelease build - Shell commands via ! prefix work correctly with all shell configurations - Shell aliases and rc file settings now work in ! commands - Quota display correctly shows remaining usage for Free users instead of always showing 100% used - Tool permissions granted in autopilot mode are preserved after /clear - Effort level applies correctly when switching models via the /model picker - Pressing Ctrl+C while a permission prompt is pending no longer causes the CLI to hang - Project info remains visible in slash command picker when no results match - Invalid URL entries in settings.json no longer crash CLI startup and are skipped with a warning - Timeline shows the resolved model for rubber-duck sub-agents (e.g. Rubber-duck(claude-opus-4.7))

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