GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.8
GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.8 was released on .
Summary
2026-03-18 - Agent mode labels and borders display correct colors on non-truecolor terminals (tmux, SSH, screen) - Alternate screen buffer is now enabled by default for a cleaner terminal experienc...
Release Context
- This was the 53rd GitHub Copilot CLI release of 2026 tracked by Havoptic.
- It shipped 1 day after GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.7 (March 17, 2026).
Shipped around the same time
Within 3 days of this release, other AI coding tools also shipped:
- Claude Code v2.1.81 (March 20, 2026)
- Kiro CLI v1.28.0 (March 20, 2026)
- Kiro CLI v1.28.1 (March 20, 2026)
- Claude Code v2.1.80 (March 19, 2026)
- OpenAI Codex CLI rust-v0.116.0 (March 19, 2026)
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Release Notes
2026-03-18 - Agent mode labels and borders display correct colors on non-truecolor terminals (tmux, SSH, screen) - Alternate screen buffer is now enabled by default for a cleaner terminal experience - Exit plan mode tool remains available when an extension subprocess joins an active session - Repo-level hooks are loaded only after folder trust is confirmed, not before the trust dialog is shown - Idle subagents no longer clutter the /tasks view — they are hidden after 2 minutes of inactivity - Add extension mode setting to control extensibility - MCP servers can be validated against configured registries using the experimental MCPALLOWLIST feature flag - Allow --resume to accept a task ID in addition to a session ID - Support defining hooks in settings.json, settings.local.json, and config.json - Scroll works correctly in macOS Terminal.app and other terminals that don't support SGR mouse encoding - Mouse scroll works correctly in tmux after returning from an external editor - Ctrl-C in prompt mode now exits immediately instead of waiting for the request to complete - Spinner animation no longer delays visible output from appearing in the timeline - Dialog titles display consistently inside all dialog boxes
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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