[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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Pull request overview
Updates the courseware documentation to reflect new GitHub Copilot CLI features introduced in v1.0.61–v1.0.62, specifically new slash commands and newly supported configuration file locations that beginners are likely to encounter.
Changes:
- Chapter 01: Documents new slash commands
/settingsand/appin the “Additional Commands” reference tables. - Chapter 04: Adds the new user-level instruction file location
~/.copilot/instructions/**/*.instructions.mdto the instruction formats table. - Chapter 06: Expands MCP configuration documentation to include
.github/mcp.jsonas an auto-loaded workspace config option.
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| File | Description |
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| 01-setup-and-first-steps/README.md | Adds /settings and /app to the command reference tables for newer CLI versions. |
| 04-agents-custom-instructions/README.md | Documents the new user-scoped instruction file path pattern. |
| 06-mcp-servers/README.md | Adds .github/mcp.json as a supported MCP config location and explains how it’s loaded. |
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| MCP servers are configured in `~/.copilot/mcp-config.json` (user-level, applies to all projects) or `.mcp.json` (project-level, placed in the root of your project). If you used `/mcp search` above, the CLI already created or updated this file for you, but it's useful to understand the format for customization. | ||
| MCP servers can be configured at the user level in `~/.copilot/mcp-config.json`, which applies across projects, at the project level in `.mcp.json`, or in the workspace config file `.github/mcp.json`. `.github/mcp.json` is auto-loaded alongside `.mcp.json`. If you used `/mcp search`, the CLI created or updated your user-level `~/.copilot/mcp-config.json`, but understanding the JSON format is useful when you want to customize or share project-level MCP configuration. |
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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