github / github/copilot-cli

CLI cannot execute hooks shipped with plugins

Open
#3,659 3 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub
area:platform-windows area:plugins
Dominant language
Shell
Stars
11.2k
Forks
1.9k
Avg merge
14h 16m
Merged PRs (30d)
6

Description

### Describe the bug

As of 1.0.57, I am unable to issue any prompts to GHCP CLI w/o them failing on preToolUse hook exceptions.

Logs show myriad failures like:

```plaintext
2026-06-03T18:51:15.906Z [DEBUG] [hook stderr] The argument '.github/hooks/governance-audit/audit-session-start.ps1' is not recognized as the name of a script file. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.
2026-06-03T18:51:15.907Z [DEBUG] [hook stdout]
Usage: pwsh[.exe] [-Login] [[-File] [args]]
[-Command { - | [-args ]
| [] } ]
[-CommandWithArgs []
[-ConfigurationName ] [-ConfigurationFile ]
[-CustomPipeName ] [-EncodedCommand ]
[-ExecutionPolicy ] [-InputFormat {Text | XML}]
[-Interactive] [-MTA] [-NoExit] [-NoLogo] [-NonInteractive] [-NoProfile]
[-NoProfileLoadTime] [-OutputFormat {Text | XML}]
[-SettingsFile ] [-SSHServerMode] [-STA]
[-Version] [-WindowStyle ]
[-WorkingDirectory <directoryPath>]

pwsh[.exe] -h | -Help | -? | /?

PowerShell Online Help https://aka.ms/powershell-docs

All parameters are case-insensitive.
2026-06-03T18:51:16.068Z [ERROR] Hook execution failed: HookExitCodeError: Hook command failed with code 1
```

across numerous hook files.

### Affected version

1.0.57+

### Steps to reproduce the behavior

Install one or more plugins (which ship hooks as part of their functionality) into the CLI.
Send a prompt to the CLI with the plugin active & loaded

### Expected behavior

Prompt is processed

### Additional context

I have my Copilot Home and cache dirs set to my dev drive (`d:\.copilot` and `d:\.copilot\cache`, respectively)

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Reproduce on Windows with a plugin that ships hooks, focusing on how the CLI invokes plugin-provided .ps1 files through pwsh. Compare the failing invocation with the logged pwsh usage and verify that a prompt completes without preToolUse hook exceptions.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
powershell
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.