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Optionally skip approval for Copilot coding agent Actions workflows

When Copilot coding agent opens a pull request or pushes changes, Copilot is treated like an outside contributor in an open source project. GitHub Actions workflows do not run until…

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Updates to GitHub Copilot for students

Starting today, students with GitHub Education benefits are now on the new GitHub Copilot Student plan. As part of this transition, we’ve updated the available model lineup. The new GitHub… The post Updates to GitHub Copilot for students appeared first on The GitHub Blog.

1.0.5

  • 2026-03-13 - Terminal title resets to default after running /clear or /new
  • Add /extensions command to view, enable, and disable CLI extensions
  • @ file mentions now support paths outside the project: absolute paths (@/usr/...), home directory (@~/...), and relative parent paths (@../...)
  • Toggling experimental mode with /experimental on|off automatically restarts the CLI to apply changes immediately
  • Right-click paste goes to the active dialog input instead of the main conversation input ...

Copilot auto model selection is generally available in JetBrains IDEs

GitHub Copilot auto model selection is now generally available in JetBrains IDEs for all Copilot plans. With auto, Copilot chooses a model on your behalf based on real-time model availability…

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1.0.4

2026-03-11

  • Add session.shell.exec and session.shell.kill RPC methods for executing shell commands with streaming stdout/stderr output
  • Custom agents from --plugin-dir plugins now load correctly in ACP mode
  • Adaptive color engine with dynamic color modes and interactive theme picker. Gracefully degrades on limited-color terminals and Windows
  • MCP OAuth re-authentication works reliably when callback port changes or when using Microsoft Entra ID ...

Request Copilot code review from GitHub CLI

You can now request a review from GitHub Copilot directly from your terminal using the GitHub CLI. Whether you’re editing an existing pull request or creating a new one, Copilot…

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