[bot] Add /settings, /app commands and new config locations (v1.0.61–v1.0.62)#165
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….61-62 - Add /settings slash command to Chapter 01's Agent Environment table (interactive dialog to browse and edit all user settings) - Add /app slash command to Chapter 01's Help and Feedback table (opens GitHub app or browser fallback from the CLI) - Update Chapter 06 MCP Configuration File section to mention .github/mcp.json as a new workspace-level config location (auto-loaded alongside .mcp.json) - Add ~/.copilot/instructions/**/*.instructions.md to Chapter 04's Instruction File Formats table as a user-level instruction location that applies across all projects Features from GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.61 (2026-06-09) and v1.0.62 (2026-06-13). Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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What's new in Copilot CLI
Releases v1.0.61 (2026-06-09) and v1.0.62 (2026-06-13) introduced several beginner-relevant features not yet covered in the course.
New features found
/settingsinteractive dialog — browse and edit all user settings in one place.github/mcp.jsonworkspace config/appslash command — open the GitHub app or a browser fallback~/.copilot/instructions/**/*.instructions.md— user-level instruction filesSections updated
Chapter 01 (
01-setup-and-first-steps/README.md):/settingsto the Agent Environment command table/appto the Help and Feedback command tableChapter 04 (
04-agents-custom-instructions/README.md):~/.copilot/instructions/**/*.instructions.md(user scope) to the Instruction File Formats tableChapter 06 (
06-mcp-servers/README.md):.github/mcp.jsonas a workspace-level config option alongside.mcp.jsonand~/.copilot/mcp-config.jsonSources