[bot] Add /statusline command documentation to Chapter 01#84
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Add the /statusline (and /footer alias) command introduced in v1.0.30 to the Additional Commands section in chapter 01. Move /theme out of Help and Feedback into a new Display section alongside /statusline, since both commands relate to customizing the CLI's visual appearance. Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Pull request overview
Updates Chapter 01’s “Additional Commands” reference to include the newly released Copilot CLI /statusline command (and its /footer alias), and reorganizes display-related commands into a dedicated subsection.
Changes:
- Added a new Display subsection documenting
/statusline(and/footer) for customizing the CLI status bar. - Moved
/themeout of “Help and Feedback” into the new Display subsection.
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| File | Description |
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| 01-setup-and-first-steps/README.md | Documents /statusline//footer and reorganizes command reference to group display-related commands together. |
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What's new
/statuslinecommand (v1.0.30, released April 16 2026) — a new slash command (with/footeralias) that lets users customize which items appear in the status bar at the bottom of the CLI session. Available items include: directory, branch, effort, context window, and quota.What was updated
01-setup-and-first-steps/README.md) — Added/statusline(and/footeralias) to the Additional Commands reference section. Moved/themeout of "Help and Feedback" into a new Display subsection alongside/statusline, since both commands relate to customizing the CLI's visual appearance.Why this matters for beginners
Beginners often want to declutter the CLI interface or see only the status bar items relevant to their workflow. The
/statuslinecommand is straightforward to use and has an immediate visual effect, making it a good beginner-friendly discovery.Source
Not included (intentional)
Other changes from the past 7 days were already documented or not beginner-relevant:
/ask,/env,copilot plugin marketplace update, MCP registry install,/remote— all already covered in the coursetypefield now optional — advanced config detail, not beginner-focused