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Summary

Weekly Learning Hub update based on GitHub Copilot CLI releases v1.0.6–v1.0.10 (March 16–20, 2026).


New features / changes found

From the github/copilot-cli releases this week:

  • v1.0.7subagentStart hook added: fires when a subagent is spawned, supports injecting context into the subagent's prompt
  • v1.0.6 — Hook event names now accept PascalCase alongside camelCase for cross-platform compatibility with Claude Code; hooks also support Claude Code's nested matcher/hooks structure
  • v1.0.8 — Hooks can now be defined in settings.json, settings.local.json, and config.json in addition to .github/hooks/*.json
  • v1.0.6applyTo field in instruction frontmatter now accepts both string and array values
  • v1.0.10 — Plugins loaded via --plugin-dir appear in /plugin list under a new External Plugins section

Pages updated

automating-with-hooks.md

  • Added subagentStart row to the Hook Events table (between agentStop and subagentStop)
  • Added "Cross-Platform Event Name Compatibility" subsection documenting PascalCase support and Claude Code nested structure compatibility
  • Added a subagentStart practical example showing how to inject context into subagents
  • Expanded the "Where do I put hooks configuration files?" FAQ to list all supported locations: .github/hooks/*.json, settings.json, settings.local.json, and config.json

defining-custom-instructions.md

  • Added documentation to the "Scoping Instructions Effectively" section showing that applyTo accepts both comma-separated string format and YAML array format

installing-and-using-plugins.md

  • Added a "Loading Plugins from a Local Directory" subsection documenting the --plugin-dir flag and the External Plugins section in /plugin list

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Generated by Learning Hub Updater ·

- automating-with-hooks: add subagentStart event to hook events table,
  add cross-platform PascalCase event name compatibility note, add
  subagentStart example, expand hook config file location FAQ to include
  settings.json and config.json locations
- defining-custom-instructions: document that applyTo accepts both
  string and array formats (added in v1.0.6)
- installing-and-using-plugins: document --plugin-dir flag and the
  External Plugins section in /plugin list (added in v1.0.10)

Source: github/copilot-cli releases v1.0.6 through v1.0.10
(March 16–20, 2026)

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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