github copilot auth issue
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bug
needs-info
priority: high
triage: unclear
- Dominant language
- Rust
- Stars
- 19.9k
- Forks
- 2.3k
- Avg merge
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Description
Expected Behavior
- GitHub Copilot login should complete consistently.
- Authentication tokens / credentials should remain stored and usable across WSL2 sessions and restarts.
- Copilot should not require re-login unless the token is explicitly revoked or expired.
Actual Behavior
- Login may fail intermittently.
- Even after a successful login, credentials are not reliably persisted in WSL2.
- Copilot frequently loses auth state and prompts for login again.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files, tests, or entry points are named in the issue. Start by reproducing Copilot login and restart behavior under WSL2, then trace where authentication state is stored and restored between sessions. Done means login is reliable and credentials persist across WSL2 restarts without unnecessary re-authentication.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github, rust
- Domain
- authentication, cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100