GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.45: /autopilot Toggle and /fork Session Branching

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GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.45 (May 11) adds /autopilot to toggle between interactive and fully autonomous modes, a /fork command to branch the current session into an independent copy, OpenTelemetry alignment with GenAI semantic conventions (MCP tool calls get standard tool_call spans), Windows PowerShell 5 fallback, and approximately 1.5 second startup improvement.

Why it matters

/autopilot and /fork expand the CLI's agentic surface — users can hand off tasks entirely or create parallel session branches without relaunching the tool.

Importance: 2/5

/autopilot and /fork add agentic orchestration capabilities to GitHub Copilot CLI; OTel GenAI conventions improve observability for enterprise deployments.

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Sources

official Release v1.0.45 — github/copilot-cli