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Support autocomplete/ghost text for extension slash command arguments

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Description

## Summary

Please add an SDK/API surface that lets Copilot CLI extensions provide autocomplete, ghost text, or structured argument suggestions for extension slash commands.

## Scenario

I am building a Copilot CLI extension that registers a deterministic `/cost` command via `joinSession({ commands: [...] })`. The command has useful subcommands/options such as:

```text
/cost
/cost help
/cost panel on|off|refresh
/cost session
/cost live-session
/cost --plan pro|pro-plus|business|enterprise
/cost --billing-model usage-based|premium-requests
/cost --currency USD
```

Built-in slash commands appear to show ghost text / inline hints for supported arguments as the user types. For extension commands, I only see the command name/description; after typing `/cost` there does not appear to be a way to suggest supported subcommands/options.

## Current SDK surface

The generated/types docs I found for `CommandDefinition` only expose:

```ts
export interface CommandDefinition {
name: string;
description?: string;
handler: CommandHandler;
}
```

That is enough to register `/cost`, but not enough to provide argument completions, examples, or dynamic suggestions.

## Requested capability

It would be useful if extension commands could declare one or more of the following:

- static usage text/examples for ghost text after the command name
- structured subcommands/options/enum values
- dynamic completion callback based on the current argument prefix and session context
- optional descriptions for each subcommand/option

For example, something like:

```ts
commands: [
{
name: 'cost',
description: 'Show Copilot session cost.',
usage: 'panel on|off|refresh | session | --plan ',
completions: async ({ args, cursor, sessionId }) => [
{ value: 'panel', description: 'Open or manage the cost panel' },
{ value: 'session', description: 'Show cost for a completed session' },
{ value: '--plan', description: 'Compare against a subscription plan' }
],
handler
}
]
```

## Why this matters

Extension slash commands can be deterministic command surfaces rather than model-routed prompts. Without argument hints, users have to remember command syntax or run a separate help command. Built-in-command-quality discoverability would make SDK extensions feel native and easier to learn.

## Workaround today

The extension can implement `/cost help`, but that is less discoverable and does not help while typing.

## Environment

Observed with Copilot CLI / SDK builds around `1.0.41-0` / `1.0.43` on Windows while authoring a project-scoped extension under `.github/extensions//extension.mjs`.

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