Copilot CLI: Permissions, Config, Trusted Folders, and Environment Variables/Disable auto update in config
Persist no-auto-update behavior.
Section: Config files and trusted-folder layout
Disable auto update in config
json
json
{
"auto_update": false
}Explanation
Use config instead of an environment variable when you want a stable default on a machine.
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