Download GitHub Copilot 1.0.4

What's new in v1.0.4

Highlights
- Fixed a bug where backslashes (e.g. in Windows paths, LaTeX, or regex) were doubled on every save in the markdown editor, progressively corrupting files.
- Fixed multi-second freezes when opening the right-click context menu, command palette, and merge drawer while content was loading — open times now stay consistently fast.
- After an Autopilot task finishes, the session mode now automatically reverts to Interactive so your next prompt isn't silently run in Autopilot.
- The /impeccable design skill's subcommands are now discoverable and selectable directly in the slash-command palette.
- Fixed a frame-rate drop to ~5fps when typing in the composer while the agent streams a response.

Added
- Added a ghapp://automations/new deep link that opens the new automation dialog with name, prompt, and trigger schedule pre-filled — the workflow is not created until the user clicks Create.
- Added an "Automatically check for updates" toggle in General settings. When turned off, the app no longer runs background update checks on launch or hourly; the manual "Check for updates" action still works.
- After the agent finishes an Autopilot task, the session mode now automatically reverts to Interactive so your next prompt is not silently run in Autopilot.
- The /impeccable design skill's subcommands (shape, craft, critique, polish, and more) are now discoverable and selectable directly in the slash-command palette.
- When the Impeccable design skill is enabled, the design hook now fires automatically after each file edit, giving the agent immediate design feedback to incorporate into its next step.

Changed
- Internal: Desktop's Copilot CLI sessions can enable memory through typed copilot-sdk session configuration when the Session memory experiment is enabled.
- Renamed the "Recent sessions" menu item and view title to "Manage sessions" to better reflect that it supports search, bulk archive, and delete — not just a list of recent activity.
- Running a script now opens the run output as a regular tab instead of forcing a bottom split, so your current view stays undisturbed when the panel is already open.
- Settings tabs now preserve their state (search queries, expanded rows, and scroll position) when switching between sections, and switching back to a previously visited tab is instant.
- The Auto model row in the model picker now shows an info popover explaining that Auto selects the best model for your request and that usage through Auto is billed at a 10% discount.
- When the agent views multiple images in a single batch, they now collapse into a single "View N images" tool call that expands into a row of clickable thumbnails when clicked.

Fixed
- Fixed a bug in the markdown editor canvas where backslashes (e.g. in Windows paths, LaTeX, or regex) were doubled on every save, progressively corrupting the file.
- Fixed a frame-rate drop (down to ~5fps) when typing in the composer while the agent is streaming a response, caused by an ungated per-row ResizeObserver in the conversation list.
- Fixed a remaining cause of multi-second freezes when opening the right-click context menu, command palette, and merge drawer while a diff, checks, or conversation was loading — open times now stay consistently fast.
- Fixed background agent duration showing an inflated time (e.g. "67h 8m") in the composer pill after resuming a session.
- Fixed image drag-and-drop onto the prompt composer being silently ignored on macOS Retina displays.
- Fixed the bulk selection toolbar in My Work wrapping the item count onto two lines when many items are selected.
- In multi-account setups, the avatar shown on ask_user prompt answers now correctly reflects the account linked to the session's repository instead of always showing the default account.
- Issue type indicators in the issue detail toolbar now show as hollow rings instead of filled circles, matching the style used elsewhere in the app and on GitHub.com.
- Keyboard users can now navigate the PR comment reaction picker using arrow keys, with Home/End to jump to the first or last emoji.
- Links in rendered markdown content now show a pointer cursor on hover, making them feel correctly interactive.
- Question and answer text in ask_user conversation rows is now selectable and copyable.
- The My Work detail panel now shows a proper empty state with a close button when no item is selected, so the panel is no longer a dead end.
- When an agent creates a sub-session via the create_session tool and specifies a custom agent in the kickoff parameters, the child session now correctly loads that agent instead of inheriting the parent session's agent.
- When multiple local clones of the same repository are open, the project picker now shows distinct labels (e.g. "work/webapp" and "personal/webapp") instead of identical names.