[cli-docs] Copilot CLI: New monitoring help topic and --config-dir login option

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Changes detected in Copilot CLI documentation since last snapshot (2026-04-22 → 2026-04-24).

New commands / options

copilot login — new --config-dir PATH option

The copilot login command now documents a second flag:

Option	Purpose
--host HOST	GitHub host URL (default: https://github.com)
--config-dir PATH	NEW — Set the configuration directory (default: ~/.copilot)

Before: copilot login accepted only --host HOST.
After: copilot login also accepts --config-dir PATH to override the configuration directory at login time.

copilot help — new monitoring help topic

The built-in help system now includes a monitoring topic:

• Before: topics = config, commands, environment, logging, permissions, providers
• After: topics = config, commands, environment, logging, monitoring, permissions, providers

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Impact on compatibility layer

copilot login --config-dir PATH

This is a new mapping opportunity. Claude Code does not have a direct --config-dir equivalent for its auth flow, but the cpc wrapper's auth login subcommand currently maps to copilot login. If users need to specify a custom Copilot config directory during authentication, the wrapper should expose or passthrough this flag.

Consider:

• Adding --config-dir passthrough in cpc auth login → copilot login --config-dir
• Or documenting the limitation that Claude Code's claude auth login has no config-dir concept.

copilot help monitoring (new topic)

No direct mapping to Claude Code's help system. No existing mapping is broken. This is additive only.

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Files to update

• cpc — Consider adding --config-dir passthrough in the auth login / copilot login mapping block. At minimum, add a comment noting the new option.
• skills/claude-compat/SKILL.md — Update the copilot login entry to document the new --config-dir option.
• README.md — Update limitations or command reference tables if copilot help topics are documented.

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Sources

• Copilot CLI reference: https://docs.github.com/en/enterprise-cloud@latest/copilot/reference/copilot-cli-reference/cli-command-reference

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