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| **Discovery** | VS Code has a built-in MCP server gallery (search `@mcp` in Extensions) |
| **Security** | Servers run locally — your credentials stay on your machine |
| **OAuth / API keys** | MCP servers can request you to visit a URL for out-of-band auth flows (e.g. OAuth, API key entry) |
| **Folder trust** | Workspace MCP servers (`.mcp.json`, `.vscode/mcp.json`, `devcontainer.json`) are loaded only after folder trust is confirmed (as of v1.0.8, March 2026) |

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- Use `"command"` as a **cross-platform alias** for `bash`/`powershell` shell commands — works on all platforms without separate entries
- `"timeout"` is accepted as an alias for `"timeoutSec"` for readable config
- Personal hooks (`~/.copilot/hooks/`) apply across all repos; repo-level hooks (`.github/hooks/`) are scoped to that repo
- Hooks can also be defined inline in `settings.json`, `settings.local.json`, or `config.json` (as of v1.0.8, March 2026)

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|---|---|
| **Scope** | Runs automatically at lifecycle events — no manual invocation |
| **Personal hooks** | `~/.copilot/hooks/` — applies to all repos on your machine |
| **Settings hooks** | Can also be defined in `settings.json`, `settings.local.json`, or `config.json` |
| **Difference from skills** | Skills are knowledge Copilot reads; hooks are scripts Copilot runs |

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#### How to enter autopilot mode

- **During an interactive session** — press **Shift+Tab** to cycle through modes until you reach autopilot
- **From the command line** — start with the `--autopilot` flag:
- **From the command line** — start with the `--autopilot` flag (use `--effort` / `--reasoning-effort` to set the reasoning level):

```bash
copilot --autopilot --yolo --max-autopilot-continues 10 -p "Add input validation to all RecipeShare API endpoints"
# or with reasoning effort:
copilot --autopilot --effort high -p "Refactor the RecipeShare auth module"
```

Copilot continues autonomously until one of these happens:
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3. You press **Ctrl+C**
4. The `--max-autopilot-continues` limit is reached (if set)

#### Useful commands during autopilot

| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
| `/undo` | Undo the last turn and revert all file changes it made |
| `/allow-all` (or `/yolo`) | Grant full permissions mid-session |
| `Shift+Tab` | Cycle back through modes (exit autopilot) |

#### Permissions

On entering autopilot, the CLI prompts you to choose permissions:
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npm install @github/copilot-sdk
```

**Recent SDK additions (v1.0.10, March 2026):**
- SDK clients can **register custom slash commands** when starting or joining a session
- SDK clients can display **elicitation dialogs** to the user via `session.ui.elicitation`

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| **Status** | Technical preview |
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