Permission prompt incorrectly associates non-git directory with CLI session's git repo when adding safe directory
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Description
### Describe the bug
Bug: When editing a file in a directory that is not under git (e.g., C:\temp\copilot), the permission prompt "Yes, and don't ask again for file operations in this repo" incorrectly references the CLI session's current git repository (C:\git\jdev\src) instead of the file's actual directory. The safe-directory association should be based on the file being edited, not the CLI's CWD.
### Affected version
You're running **GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.56**. Worth including in your bug report!
### Steps to reproduce the behavior
start copilot in a directory that is under git control. tell copilot to create a file in a directory that is not under git control. it will ask if it can edit the file and then ask if it should put the git-controlled directory in the directories list
### Expected behavior
I would expect it to ask if it can put the directory where I've asked it to edit the file in its safe directories list.
### Additional context
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Reproduce the prompt by starting the CLI in a git-controlled directory and asking it to create a file in an unrelated directory such as C:\temp\copilot. Trace how the safe-directory choice is associated with the edited file, and confirm that the prompt names that file's directory rather than the CLI session's current repository.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- git
- Domain
- cli, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100