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# [Copilot CLI Weekly: Headless OAuth, Background Tasks, and /research Overhaul](https://htekdev.hashnode.dev/copilot-cli-weekly-2026-05-01?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Headless OAuth for MCP Servers The Copilot CLI v1.0.40 release shipped today with a feature that matters if you're running the CLI on remote servers, in CI, or anywhere you don't have a browser: client\_credentials OAuth grant type support for MCP ser...

May 1 · 7 min read · htekdev.hashnode.dev  
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