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[bot] Update Learning Hub for August 2026 Copilot CLI updates (v1.0.79–v1.0.80) - #21
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Add documentation for new features from Copilot CLI v1.0.79 and v1.0.80: - /worktree new: start a new session in a fresh worktree without switching the current session away from its branch - worktreeBaseRef setting: configure whether worktrees start from HEAD or the remote default branch (now defaults to HEAD) - --plan + --mode autopilot: combine plan and autopilot flags to plan first then implement without waiting for approval - Model picker groupings: Recent, Recommended, New sections and Shift+Tab to switch grouping views - /autopilot <objective>: set an explicit objective directly without experimental features enabled - autoUpdate marketplace setting: automatically refresh a marketplace's plugins at session start with autoUpdate: true Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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What's new
Reviewed the GitHub Copilot CLI releases from the past 7 days (v1.0.79, v1.0.79-x prerelease builds, and v1.0.80) and updated the Learning Hub to document newly stable features.
New features found (source: github/copilot-cli releases)
/worktree new(v1.0.79) — starts a new session in a new worktree without moving the current session off its branchworktreeBaseRefsetting (v1.0.79) — controls whether/worktree,/worktree new, and--worktreestart fromHEADor the remote default branch; all three now default toHEAD--plan+--mode autopilotcombination (v1.0.79) — plan first and then implement without waiting for approval; useful in scripts and CI/autopilot <objective>(v1.0.79) — set an explicit autopilot objective directly without needing experimental features enabledautoUpdate: truefor extraKnownMarketplaces (v1.0.79) — auto-refresh marketplace plugins at session startPages updated
copilot-configuration-basics.md/worktree newsubcommand under the worktree sectionworktreeBaseRefsetting documentation--plan --mode autopilotcombination example/autopilotentry to include/autopilot <objective>syntaxlastUpdatedto 2026-08-14installing-and-using-plugins.mdautoUpdate: trueoption forextraKnownMarketplacesentrieslastUpdatedto 2026-08-14Source announcements