github · github-actions · Sep 10, 2026
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: 'Copilot Configuration Basics'
 description: 'Learn how to configure GitHub Copilot at user, workspace, and repository levels to optimize your AI-assisted development experience.'
 authors:
   - GitHub Copilot Learning Hub Team
-lastUpdated: 2026-09-07
+lastUpdated: 2026-09-10
 estimatedReadingTime: '10 minutes'
 tags:
   - configuration
@@ -431,9 +431,12 @@ CLI settings use **camelCase** naming. Key settings added in recent releases:
 | `stayInAutopilot` | Keep the CLI in autopilot mode after an autopilot task completes, instead of returning to interactive mode (v1.0.69+) |
 | `defaultMode` | Startup mode for new interactive sessions (e.g., `interactive`, `autopilot`, `plan`) (v1.0.81+) |
 | `defaultPermissionMode` | Default approval behaviour for new interactive sessions, independent from `defaultMode` (v1.0.81+) |
+| `editorMode` | Set to `vim` to enable modal (Vim-style) editing in the composer (v1.0.84+) |
 
 > **Note**: Older snake_case names (e.g., `include_gitignored`, `auto_updates_channel`) are still accepted for backward compatibility, but camelCase is now the preferred format.
 
+**Vim mode (v1.0.84+)**: Vim mode is now available to everyone. Turn it on with the `/vim` slash command, or set `editorMode` to `vim` in your config file, to get modal editing (normal, insert, visual modes) in the composer. The current mode is shown while you type.
+
 > **Session restore after a crash (v1.0.81+)**: If the CLI is interrupted unexpectedly — a crash or a machine restart — startup now offers to restore any sessions that were still open, so you don't have to reopen each terminal by hand.
 
 > **Piping an auth token (v1.0.81+)**: Use `copilot login --with-token` to read an authentication token from stdin instead of going through the interactive browser or device-code flow — useful for scripted or containerized setups where a token is already available in the environment.
@@ -785,6 +788,14 @@ The `/permissions` command *(v1.0.78+)* opens an interactive picker for switchin
 
 Use `/permissions` as a quick mode switcher when you want to change how the agent handles tool approvals without remembering individual command names.
 
+**Focusing autopilot with `/goal` (v1.0.84+)**: The `/autopilot <objective>` command (also available as its alias `/goal <objective>`) sets a persistent objective for autopilot to work towards, keeping long-running autonomous sessions anchored to the original ask instead of drifting as the conversation continues:
+
+```
+/goal Migrate the auth module to the new session API and keep tests passing
+```
+
+A pinned goal panel shows the objective, live progress, and (on a short terminal) collapses to a compact identity row you can expand with **ctrl+x → g**. This pairs well with `--plan --mode autopilot` for long delegated tasks where you want the agent to stay on-track across many turns.
+
 The `--effort` flag (shorthand for `--reasoning-effort`) controls how much computational reasoning the model applies to a request:
 
 ```bash

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: 'Getting Started with the GitHub Copilot app'
 description: 'Learn about the GitHub Copilot app, a desktop experience built for agent-native development. Understand its key features and who it''s for.'
 authors:
   - GitHub Copilot Learning Hub Team
-lastUpdated: 2026-09-02
+lastUpdated: 2026-09-10
 estimatedReadingTime: '8 minutes'
 tags:
   - copilot-app
@@ -109,6 +109,14 @@ Agent Merge also understands **stacked pull requests**: it shows a stack summary
 
 From the app, you can request a Copilot code review on a pull request—and re-request a review even from reviewers who already responded—without leaving the session. This keeps the review loop inside the same workspace where the change was made.
 
+### Attaching Media to Pull Requests
+
+*(v1.1.15+)* You can attach images and videos to pull request descriptions directly from the app by pasting, dragging, or selecting files, in addition to the existing link-based attachment action. This is useful for adding screenshots or short recordings that illustrate a UI change without leaving the review workflow.
+
+### Installing MCP Servers via Deep Link
+
+*(v1.1.15+)* MCP servers can be installed through a deep link, which opens a prefilled review form summarizing the server's configuration for you to confirm before it's added. This gives plugin authors and internal teams a one-click way to share an MCP server setup instead of walking users through manual JSON configuration.
+
 ## Who is the Copilot app for?
 
 The Copilot app isn't a replacement for existing Copilot experiences—it's another tool in the toolbox. Here's who it serves best:

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: 'Installing and Using Plugins'
 description: 'Learn how to find, install, and manage plugins that extend GitHub Copilot CLI with reusable agents, skills, hooks, and integrations.'
 authors:
   - GitHub Copilot Learning Hub Team
-lastUpdated: 2026-09-01
+lastUpdated: 2026-09-10
 relatedArticles:
   - ./building-custom-agents.md
   - ./creating-effective-skills.md
@@ -253,6 +253,14 @@ This opens an interactive list where each installed plugin and its components ar
 
 > **Note**: Enabling and disabling hooks and LSP servers individually is temporarily unavailable following the `/plugins` removal — those toggles previously lived only in the retired dashboard.
 
+> **CLI command restructure (v1.0.84+)**: The kind-specific list and enable/disable commands have replaced their `copilot plugins --kind` equivalents:
+>
+> - `copilot instruction list` and `copilot lsp list` replace `copilot plugins list --kind instruction` and `--kind lsp`
+> - `copilot plugin enable/disable`, `copilot mcp enable/disable`, and `copilot skill enable/disable` replace `copilot plugins enable/disable --plugin|--mcp|--skill`
+> - `copilot skill add [--project]` replaces `copilot plugins install --skill [--scope project]`; the `--scope` spelling is gone
+> - `copilot plugins list --json` now emits a flat array of plugins instead of the older `{ plugins, errors }` object, and `copilot plugins list` is now a plain alias of `copilot plugin list` (plugins only, no MCP servers, skills, instructions, or LSP servers)
+> - `--json` is now supported on `copilot plugin list`, `copilot plugin marketplace list`, and `copilot plugin marketplace browse`
+
 > **Dashboard available to everyone (v1.0.81+)**: The plugins dashboard (`/plugin`, `/mcp`, and `/skills`) is now on for all users by default. If you need to opt out, set `PLUGINS_DASHBOARD=false`, which also restores the legacy `copilot plugins` command. This opt-out was later removed in the same release, along with the legacy skills picker it kept alive — `/skills`, bare `/mcp`, and `/mcp show` (with no server name) always open the dashboard now, and `/mcp config` opens the dedicated MCP wizard.
 
 ### Loading Plugins from a Local Directory