# copilot-cli v1.0.81-6 — 1.0.81-6

- Product: copilot-cli (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/copilot-cli)
- Vendor: GitHub
- Date: 2026-08-20
- Version: v1.0.81-6
- Original notes: https://github.com/github/copilot-cli/releases/tag/v1.0.81-6
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/copilot-cli/releases/v1.0.81-6
- Labels: Pre-release

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- **added** — Add defaultMode and defaultPermissionMode settings to choose startup mode and approval behavior for new interactive sessions
- **added** — Add --with-token to copilot login to read an auth token from stdin
- **changed** — ACP clients receive subagent IDs, raw event subscriptions, and live title, mode, command, and plan updates
- **changed** — Show each user instruction file separately in /instructions
- **changed** — Managed settings now win per entry for enabledPlugins and extraKnownMarketplaces, so a plugin or marketplace your organization pins cannot be overridden locally
- **fixed** — Canvas windows open and refresh in the background instead of stealing focus from your terminal

**Added**
- Add defaultMode and defaultPermissionMode settings to choose startup mode and approval behavior for new interactive sessions
- Add --with-token to copilot login to read an auth token from stdin

**Improved**
- ACP clients receive subagent IDs, raw event subscriptions, and live title, mode, command, and plan updates
- Show each user instruction file separately in /instructions
- Managed settings now win per entry for enabledPlugins and extraKnownMarketplaces, so a plugin or marketplace your organization pins can't be overridden locally

**Fixed**
- Canvas windows open and refresh in the background instead of stealing focus from your terminal