Evidence record / github-copilot-cli
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2026-10-24-github-copilot-cli-the-built-in-browser-plugin-becomes-browser-use-while-retaining-preferences
The built-in browser plugin becomes browser-use while retaining preferences. The built-in browser plugin is renamed to browser-use. Existing browser-plugin preferences continue to work after upgrade, according to the same release note.
Channel: tagged-release. Half: capability. Date: 2026-10-19.
Operator consequence: Update inventory checks, internal instructions, and name-based automation to recognize browser-use. Do not count the rename as a second independent plugin or reset preferences on the assumption that the old identity was discarded. No new browser authority or containment guarantee follows from this naming change.
Receipt
Finding metadata
Run: 2026-10-24-weekly-digest-2026-10-13_2026-10-24-frontier-v0
Finding ID: 2026-10-24-github-copilot-cli-the-built-in-browser-plugin-becomes-browser-use-while-retaining-preferences
Source links
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- github release2026-10-24-github-copilot-cli-the-built-in-browser-plugin-becomes-browser-use-while-retaining-preferencesgithub/copilot-cli / v1.0.100tagged commit file2026-10-24-github-copilot-cli-the-built-in-browser-plugin-becomes-browser-use-while-retaining-preferencesgithub/copilot-cli / changelog.md#L94
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