Store session state under project `.copilot/` directory to support ephemeral home directories (Docker, CI, devcontainers)
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### Problem
When running Copilot CLI inside a Docker container, devcontainer, or CI runner, the home directory (`~/.copilot/session-state/`) is ephemeral — it is lost when the container exits. This makes `/session restore SESSION_ID` permanently unavailable after the container shuts down, even if the working project directory is a persistent volume mount or git checkout.
The session state that gets lost includes:
- The event log (`events.jsonl`) needed for session restore
- Checkpoints and their index
- Any session artifacts written to the session folder
### Proposed solution
Allow the runtime to store (or mirror) session state under a `.copilot/session-state/` directory inside the project working directory, rather than exclusively under `~/.copilot/session-state/`.
A reasonable implementation:
1. If a `.copilot/` directory exists in the current working directory when a session starts, store session state there instead of (or in addition to) `~/.copilot/session-state/`.
2. When resolving a session ID for `/session restore`, also search `.copilot/session-state/` in the cwd.
3. Optionally: support a config option or environment variable (e.g. `COPILOT_SESSION_DIR`) to explicitly override the storage root.
The `.copilot/` directory in the project can already be used as home for agent-created artifacts (like `plan.md`). Keeping session state there as well makes the whole session context co-located with the code it relates to, and committable to git if desired.
### Relation to existing issues
Issue #1947 requests cloud-synced sessions for cross-device continuity. This request is narrower — it only requires the runtime to look in an additional local directory, with no network dependency.
### Environment
Any environment where `$HOME` is not persistent: Docker containers, GitHub Codespaces rebuilds, CI runners, devcontainers.
Suggested label: area:sessions
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调研方向
Begin by locating the session-state writer and the `/session restore` lookup; the issue names no source files or tests. Check behavior in a persistent project directory with an ephemeral home, including existing `.copilot/session-state/` and the proposed `COPILOT_SESSION_DIR` override. Done means session state is stored or found as specified and restore works after the home directory is discarded.
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