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Changelog Mentions "/extensions" but copilot is unaware of this and it does nothing #2022

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@PeterDardis

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❯ Your changelog says there should be an extensions shortcut but there doesnt seem to be?

● Checking my documentation
└ # GitHub Copilot CLI Documentation

● Looking at the current help docs, I can see the relevant shortcut is /agent — not an "extensions" shortcut.
The docs show:

  • /agent — Browse and select from available agents
  • /skills — Manage skills for enhanced capabilities
  • /plugin — Manage plugins and plugin marketplaces
  • /mcp — Manage MCP server configuration

Could you check your changelog with /changelog to see the specific entry you're referring to? It's possible
the feature was renamed or the shortcut may differ from what was described. Which version's changelog
mentioned "extensions"?

● Changelog for v1.0.5

  • Introducing /pr to help create and view PRs, automatically fix CI failures, address review feedback, and
    resolve merge conflicts
  • Add /extensions command to view, enable, and disable CLI extensions
  • @ file mentions now support paths outside the project: absolute paths (@/usr/...), home directory
    (@~/...), and relative parent paths (@../...)
  • Send follow-up messages to background agents with the write_agent tool for multi-turn conversations
  • Add /version command to display CLI version and check for updates from within the session
  • Add experimental embedding-based dynamic retrieval of MCP and skill instructions per turn
  • Syntax highlighting in /diff with support for 17 programming languages
  • Add preCompact hook to run commands before context compaction starts
  • Terminal title resets to default after running /clear or /new
  • Right-click paste goes to the active dialog input instead of the main conversation input
  • Block network (UNC) paths to prevent credential leakage via SMB authentication
  • Show a clear error when a classic Personal Access Token (ghp_) is set in environment variables instead of
    silently exiting
  • Diff view displays correctly on Windows instead of showing corrupted/overwritten text
  • Fix Kitty keyboard protocol escape sequences appearing at shutdown
  • Setting claude-sonnet-4.6 as the default model is now preserved correctly
  • Plugin uninstall reliably removes files using the stored install path
  • Request ID from the API now appears in the timeline when errors occur after retries are exhausted
  • PR descriptions with backtick-formatted code render correctly on Windows/PowerShell
  • Show a helpful error message when a file path is passed as a CLI command
  • Session reports an authentication error instead of hanging when the token is invalid or expired
  • View tool shows partial content for large single-line files (e.g. minified JS, large JSON blobs) instead
    of empty output
  • Toggling experimental mode with /experimental on|off automatically restarts the CLI to apply changes
    immediately
  • Memory storage errors now indicate when repository doesn't exist or you lack write access
  • /changelog supports last <N>, since <version>, and summarize to browse and summarize multiple
    release notes at once
  • Hooks config files that omit the version field are now accepted by the CLI

❯ verion 1.0.5, second item says " - Add /extensions command to view, enable, and disable CLI extensions"

● You're right, and that does appear to be a discrepancy. I'm currently running as version 1.0.5, and while
the changelog mentions /extensions, the actual help output shows /plugin instead — which covers similar
functionality (managing plugins and plugin marketplaces).

It's possible /extensions was renamed to /plugin before release, or it's a bug where the command wasn't
wired up. I'd suggest:

  1. Try /plugin — it may be the equivalent command
  2. Run /feedback to report the discrepancy to the GitHub Copilot CLI team directly

Affected version

GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.5

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  1. added theissue type on Mar 13, 2026
  2. ilsubyeega commented on Mar 13, 2026

    @ilsubyeega

    have you looked enabling feature flag from experimental flags

  3. added
    area:pluginsPlugin system, marketplace, hooks, skills, extensions, and custom agents
    on Apr 6, 2026
  4. patniko commented on Oct 26, 2026

    @patniko
    Collaborator

    Thanks for the report, and sorry the changelog entry wasn't clearer. /extensions is part of CLI extensions, which are still an experimental feature, so the command only appears once experimental mode is enabled: run /experimental on (or start with copilot --experimental), and the setting is saved for future sessions. Since v1.0.49, experimental slash commands are labeled "(experimental)" in help and the command picker, and /experimental show lists what's available. Closing as answered — feel free to reopen if this doesn't cover your case.

    Triaged as part of a Copilot SDK backlog review, with help from GitHub Copilot.

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