github / github/copilot-cli

New session sidebar cannot be navigated with arrow keys

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area:input-keyboard area:sessions
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Description

### Describe the bug

When the sidebar is focused, you cannot move between the sessions in the list with arrow keys. All other controls are operational.

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### Affected version

GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.76

### Steps to reproduce the behavior

1. Open GHCP CLI
2. "Use sidebar" controls in CLI to focus the sidebar
3. Attempt to move between sessions in the list

### Expected behavior

Be able to move between sessions in the list

### Additional context

_No response_

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.76 by focusing the sidebar with the “Use sidebar” controls and trying the arrow keys. Trace the sidebar session-list focus and keyboard-navigation entry points, then verify that arrow keys move between sessions without breaking the other controls.

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Assessment

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

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