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--agent <agent name> does not work with --plugin-dir <dir> -p <prompt>

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Description

### Describe the bug

When I use --agent with --plugin-dir -p , it starts scanning the .copilot or .github directory for .
Though this agent is present in the plugin-dir, copilot is not able to find it.

**If I don't pass -p , the copilot TUI opens and I can see the agent selected.**

I am using the version 1.0.31 (latest)

### Affected version

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### Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. Download a plugin to a directory, with a "agent/.agent.md"
2. pass the same agent name as "copilot --agent --plugin-dir " -> You will see the TUI showing "agent name" selected
3. Now pass with -p switch "copilot --agent --plugin-dir -p 'hi' " -> This will error out saying the agent is not available

### Expected behavior

(With and without -p) and with --plugin-dir and with --agent, copilot should be able to find the right agent

### Additional context

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