Branch picker should show local branches, not only remote branches
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- Shell
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Description
## Description
When creating a new session in the Copilot CLI app, the branch picker only lists branches from GitHub (remote). Local-only branches that haven't been pushed are not visible.
## Use case
A common developer workflow is to work on a local branch first and push to remote only when the work is done. Currently this workflow is not supported because:
1. You create a local branch and start working
2. You want to open a Copilot CLI session based on that branch
3. The branch doesn't appear in the picker because it hasn't been pushed yet
## Expected behavior
The branch picker should list both local and remote branches, allowing users to base their session on a local branch without having to push it first.
## Current behavior
Only remote (GitHub) branches are shown in the branch picker.
Contributor guide
Research direction
No file or test is named. Start by locating the Copilot CLI session-creation branch picker and trace how its branch data is loaded. Update the picker so local-only and remote branches are both available, then run the relevant CLI tests or manually verify a session can be based on an unpushed local branch.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- git, github, shell
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 65/100