{"slug": "copilot-cli-new-terminal-interface-is-generally-available", "title": "Copilot CLI: New terminal interface is generally available", "summary": "GitHub has made the redesigned terminal interface for Copilot CLI generally available, featuring a tabbed layout for browsing issues, pull requests, and gists, a guided tool configuration experience, and a cleaner, more accessible interface with theme-aware colors and screen reader support.", "body_md": "# Copilot CLI: New terminal interface is generally available\n\nThe redesigned terminal interface for GitHub Copilot CLI that we previewed at Microsoft Build 2026 is now generally available. You get a tabbed layout for working with GitHub directly from your terminal, a new experience for configuring your tools, and a cleaner, more accessible interface throughout.\n\n[Browse issues, pull requests, and gists in tabs](#browse-issues-pull-requests-and-gists-in-tabs)\n\nAn interactive Copilot CLI session now has tabs at the top of the screen. Press `Tab` to move between the default **Session** tab and a **Gists** tab for your personal gists. When you run the CLI inside a GitHub repository, you also get **Issues** and **Pull requests** tabs for that repository.\n\nThis lets you find the work you care about without leaving the terminal. Highlight an issue or pull request and press `c` to drop a reference to it into your prompt, then ask Copilot to investigate, fix, comment on, or review it. Press `o` to open the highlighted item on GitHub in your browser, or press `/` on the **Issues** or **Pull requests** tab to search GitHub with your own query.\n\nYou can also click a tab with your mouse to switch to it. From your settings, you can reorder, hide, or turn off the tab bar entirely.\n\nFor more information, check out [our docs about browsing issues, pull requests, and gists](https://docs.github.com/copilot/how-tos/copilot-cli/use-copilot-cli/browse-issues-prs-gists?utm_source=changelog-cli-tui-browse&utm_medium=changelog&utm_campaign=cli-tui-ga).\n\n[Configure your tools without leaving the terminal](#configure-your-tools-without-leaving-the-terminal)\n\nSetting up the tools that extend Copilot CLI is now a guided, in-session experience. There’s no need to hand-edit configuration files.\n\n**MCP servers:** Run`/mcp add`\n\nto fill out an interactive form or`/mcp search`\n\nto browse the GitHub MCP Registry and install a server directly. New servers are available immediately, without restarting the CLI.**Skills:** Run`/skills`\n\nto toggle individual skills on or off with the arrow keys and the space bar.**Plugins:** Browse and install plugins from a marketplace, a repository, or a local path with the`/plugin`\n\ncommand.**Settings:** Open the`/settings`\n\ndialog to view and change your configuration inline.\n\nFor more information, check out [our docs about how to customize Copilot CLI](https://docs.github.com/copilot/how-tos/copilot-cli/customize-copilot/overview?utm_source=changelog-cli-tui-customize&utm_medium=changelog&utm_campaign=cli-tui-ga).\n\n[A cleaner, more accessible interface](#a-cleaner-more-accessible-interface)\n\nThe new interface uses theme-aware semantic colors and responsive components that adapt to narrow terminals without truncating what you need to read. You can:\n\n- Pick a color mode—such as\n`default`\n\n,`dim`\n\n,`high-contrast`\n\n, or`colorblind`\n\nwith the`/theme`\n\ncommand to match your terminal and adjust for your eyes. - Rely on screen reader support that automatically turns on when a screen reader is detected, with labeled icons and animations that disable themselves.\n\n[Update and share feedback](#update-and-share-feedback)\n\nUpdate GitHub Copilot CLI by running `copilot update`\n\nin your terminal. We’d love to hear what you think. Share feedback with the `/feedback`\n\ncommand in a CLI session or open an issue in [our public repository](https://github.com/github/copilot-cli?utm_source=changelog-cli-tui-repo&utm_medium=changelog&utm_campaign=cli-tui-ga).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/copilot-cli-new-terminal-interface-is-generally-available", "canonical_source": "https://github.blog/changelog/2026-06-23-copilot-cli-new-terminal-interface-is-generally-available", "published_at": "2026-06-23 16:35:45+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-24 00:35:30.366287+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["developer-tools", "ai-tools", "large-language-models"], "entities": ["GitHub", "Copilot CLI", "Microsoft", "GitHub MCP Registry"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/copilot-cli-new-terminal-interface-is-generally-available", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/copilot-cli-new-terminal-interface-is-generally-available.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/copilot-cli-new-terminal-interface-is-generally-available.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/copilot-cli-new-terminal-interface-is-generally-available.jsonld"}}