GitHub Copilot 1.0.17 aflaai

What's new in v1.0.17

Highlights
- Added an optional sparse-checkout setting so new worktrees for very large repositories can include or exclude selected top-level directories.
- Added an Insights tab to the session panel showing a timeline of tool calls, sub-agent activity, and time spent per tool.
- Right-click a file, image, or reference chip in the prompt composer to open it, reveal it in your file manager, copy its path or link, or open it on GitHub.
- You can now leave multiple inline comments on a pull request diff and submit them together as a single review, plus react with emoji and reply within threads.
- Auto-merge, queueing, and ready-for-review actions now show their progress directly on the button you clicked, so the merge drawer no longer shifts during the action.

Added
- Add an optional sparse-checkout setting in project settings so new worktrees for very large repositories can exclude or include only selected top-level directories.
- Added an Insights tab to the session panel showing a timeline of where a session spent its time, including tool calls, sub-agent activity, and a summary of time spent per tool.
- Right-click a file, image, or reference chip in the prompt composer to open it, reveal it in your file manager, copy its path or link, or open it on GitHub.
- You can now leave multiple inline comments on a pull request diff and submit them together as a single review, with the Review button showing how many comments are staged. You can also react to review comments with emoji and reply within threads.

Changed
- Auto-merge, queueing, and ready-for-review actions in the merge drawer now show their progress directly on the button you clicked instead of a separate status message, so the drawer no longer shifts while the action is in progress.
- Restyled the "Show full diff"/"Show full file" expander as a full-width hover bar for easier reading.
- Simplified the feedback dialog to focus on reporting bugs or suggesting features, removing the topic and mood selectors.
- The Insights tab in the workspace panel is now closed by default and can be reopened from the "+" add-to-panel menu, instead of always appearing automatically.
- The Run menu now shows a Stop button while a script is running (instead of a disabled label) and lists recently run commands under a Recents group.
- Tightened wording of the prompt composer's placeholder text across modes for clarity and consistency.

Fixed
- Clicking a GitHub reference like #123 now correctly opens an issue or pull request tab based on what it actually is, instead of sometimes guessing wrong.
- Enterprise Managed User and enterprise-only accounts now see a clear message explaining that a personal GitHub account is required to share feedback, instead of a confusing failed submission.
- Fixed a bug where editing a message you had sent to steer the assistant mid-response could blank out or corrupt the earlier part of that response.
- Fixed a visual jitter of the category icon on home screen suggestion cards when hovering in Safari
- Fixed adding a plugin marketplace failing on Windows with bundled git due to the credential helper sidecar not launching.
- Fixed custom skill directories configured in settings being ignored when running skills, causing them to fail
- Fixed image files (PNG, JPG, GIF, WebP, SVG) generated by the agent showing "This file can't be previewed" instead of rendering inline in the preview pane.
- Fixed installing plugins or adding a marketplace failing to clone private repositories.
- Fixed loading spinners appearing out of sync with each other.
- Fixed popover alignment for the reviewers, labels, and reaction pickers in the pull request view, and cleaned up the minimized comment header.
- Fixed resolved pull request review comments not showing their content and replies when expanded in the diff view.
- Fixed the app icon and tray unread badge showing a count that couldn't be cleared when a background automation finished running.
- Fixed the conversation view occasionally scrolling away from the bottom when sending a message or when content height changed during layout settling.
- Fixed the diff view stalling or scrolling erratically when viewing large pull requests.
- Fixed the keyboard focus ring being clipped on composer pill buttons (Changes, PR, Plan, etc.)
- Fixed the merge drawer disappearing abruptly instead of closing smoothly when actions like fixing unresolved comments or failing checks were triggered.
- Fixed the pull request activity view showing a "0 comments" heading and unusable filter/sort controls when there were no comments.
- Fixed the sidebar's "Last updated" sort so a session group moves to the top when one of its nested sessions is updated, not just the top-level session.
- On macOS, pressing Home or End in a text input no longer inserts a stray box glyph.
- Pushed commits now appear in the pull request conversation feed alongside comments.