Below is a list of the various features/capabilities of GitHub Copilot CLI released to General Availability in February 2026.
| Category | Feature | Description | GA? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core CLI & Agent Foundation | Terminal-native chat | Full Copilot coding agent in the terminal | In GA |
| Natural language CLI | Natural language access to repos, PRs, actions | In GA | |
| Explain command /issue | Explain errors and failures | In GA | |
| Session persistence | Sessions saved and resumable | In GA | |
| Streaming responses | Token-by-token streamed output | In GA | |
| Parallel tools execution | Multiple tools invoked concurrently | In GA | |
| Repo-wide context | Reads entire repo for reasoning | In GA | |
| Multi-line input | Paste or edit multi-line prompts | In GA | |
| Shell integration | Works across bash/zsh/fish/pwsh | In GA | |
| Agents, Delegation & Planning | Custom agents | User-defined agent personas | In GA |
| Agent tools | Expose custom tools to agents | In GA | |
| Chained agents | Delegate tasks across agents | In GA | |
| Planning mode | Generate step-by-step plans | In GA | |
| Background delegation | Run long tasks asynchronously | In GA | |
| Command delegation | Agents execute CLI commands | In GA | |
| Context handoff | Agents share task context | In GA | |
| Review mode | Review & summarize changes | In GA | |
| Models & Reasoning | Model switching | Interactive model selection | In GA |
| GPT-4.1 | Advanced reasoning & coding | In GA | |
| GPT-3.5 | Fast & lightweight tasks | In GA | |
| o3-mini | Cost-effective reasoning model | In GA | |
| Claude Opus 4.0 | Long-context reasoning | In GA | |
| Reasoning visibility | Show reasoning steps | Exploratory | |
| CLI UX, Automation & DevEx | Headless mode | Scriptable Copilot CLI runs | In GA |
| Automation flags | CI-friendly non-interactive mode | In GA | |
| Config files | Persistent CLI configuration | In GA | |
| Tool approval prompts | Interactive approval for actions | In GA | |
| Logging & traces | Debug execution and prompts | In GA | |
| Clipboard integration | Copy/paste via system clipboard | In GA | |
| Session export | Export chat history | In GA | |
| Plugins, MCP & Extensibility | MCP server support | Extend CLI with MCP tools | In GA |
| Custom MCP | User-defined MCP endpoints | In GA | |
| Plugin system | Install plugins from repo / URL | In GA | |
| Plugin skills | Skills exposed as CLI commands | In GA | |
| Project context tools | Context-aware project tooling | In GA | |
| ACP (Agent Control Protocol) | Deep IDE + agent integrations | In GA | |
| Exploratory / Experimental Features | Fleet | Dispatch parallel agents | Experimental |
| Autopilot loops | Self-refining autonomous loops | Experimental | |
| Experimental toggle | Enable experimental features | Experimental | |
| LSP integration | Code intelligence via LSP | Experimental | |
| Advanced shell hooks | Deep shell lifecycle hooks | Experimental | |
| Permission bypass commands | Bypass approval prompts | Experimental |