[bot] Add permissionRequest hook and built-in CLI skills to Learning Hub

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What's new

Two new features shipped in GitHub Copilot CLI this week that were not yet documented in the Learning Hub:

1. permissionRequest hook event (CLI 1.0.16 — 2026-04-02)

The CLI introduced a new permissionRequest hook that fires when the agent requests permission to take an action — before the permission prompt is shown to the user. This is distinct from preToolUse and is especially useful for:

• CI pipelines that need to auto-approve certain categories of actions
• Governance environments enforcing policy-based approval
• Automated workflows that should run without interactive prompts

Source: CLI changelog v1.0.16 — "Add PermissionRequest hook to allow scripts to programmatically approve or deny tool permission requests"

2. Built-in CLI skills (CLI 1.0.17 — 2026-04-03)

The CLI now ships with built-in skills pre-installed. The first built-in skill provides a guide for customizing the Copilot cloud agent's environment. Users can discover them with /skills list.

Source: CLI changelog v1.0.17 — "Built-in skills are now included with the CLI, starting with a guide for customizing Copilot cloud agent's environment"

What was updated

• website/src/content/docs/learning-hub/automating-with-hooks.md

  • Added permissionRequest to the Hook Events table
  • Added a clarifying note distinguishing permissionRequest from preToolUse
  • Added a new "Programmatic Permission Approval with permissionRequest" practical example section with JSON config and a sample bash script
  • Updated lastUpdated to 2026-04-03

• website/src/content/docs/learning-hub/creating-effective-skills.md

  • Added a new "Built-in CLI Skills" subsection explaining that CLI 1.0.17 ships with built-in skills, how to list them, and how they complement community and personal skills
  • Updated lastUpdated to 2026-04-03

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