Copilot CLI on WSL must use git-credential-manager to securely store tokens.
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Description
### Describe the feature or problem you'd like to solve
Currently, when I log into the GitHub Copilot CLI on WSL, I see the below warning(?).
Note that I already have git configured to use git-credential-manager for logins ([details](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/tutorials/wsl-git#git-credential-manager-setup)).
Can the Copilot CLI also piggyback on this mechanism?
### Proposed solution
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### Example prompts or workflows
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### Additional context
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the Copilot CLI login warning on WSL and tracing its existing token-storage path alongside the linked Git Credential Manager setup. Done means the CLI uses the configured credential mechanism for login tokens and the warning no longer appears; verify both authentication and subsequent CLI use.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- git, shell
- Domain
- authentication, cli, operating-systems, security
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100