github / github/copilot-cli

Copilot CLI ignores AGENTS.MD

Open
#4,123 0 comments 0 reactions 0 assignees View on GitHub
area:agents area:context-memory
Dominant language
Shell
Stars
11.2k
Forks
1.9k
Avg merge
14h 16m
Merged PRs (30d)
6

Description

### Describe the bug

On multiple ocassions, copilot coli has ignored explicit agents.md and memory instructions for me.

Just fix it or make it obvious to the user why this happened.

### Affected version

GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.70.

### Steps to reproduce the behavior

_No response_

### Expected behavior

_No response_

### Additional context

_No response_

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue with GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.70, an AGENTS.MD file, and memory instructions. No source file, test, or reproduction command is named, so first trace how the CLI discovers and applies these instructions. Done means the instructions are respected or the user receives a clear explanation when they are not.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
shell
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.