GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.71 adds plugin marketplace and persistent sessions

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GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.71, released July 16, 2026, adds plugin marketplace subcommands to list/add/remove marketplaces, makes sessions persist across restarts with improved worktree handling, improves MCP server management with persistent GitHub MCP configuration, and reduces the default sub-agent nesting depth from 6 to 4.

Why it matters

Persistent sessions and a plugin marketplace move Copilot CLI closer to feature parity with Claude Code and Codex CLI on extensibility and multi-agent safety defaults.

Importance: 2/5

Notable update with real feature additions

mcp cli

Sources

official Releases · github/copilot-cli