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GitHub Copilot CLI session appeared to continue consuming AI credits after all visible tasks were completed.

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Descripción

## Summary

GitHub Copilot CLI session appeared to continue consuming AI credits after all visible tasks were completed.

## Environment

- GitHub Copilot CLI version: 1.0.75
- Mode: Interactive CLI session
- Session limit enabled: No
- Observed behavior: Session showed approximately 97.8% AI credit usage after the visible tasks completed. No further user prompts or interactions were made. Later, the session reached 100%.

## Expected behavior

After all visible tasks are complete and no user interaction occurs, AI credit usage should either remain stable or the CLI should clearly indicate that background work is still running and consuming credits.

## Actual behavior

The session moved from approximately 97.8% to 100% without additional user interaction.

## Question

Is this expected due to final response accounting, subagent completion, or background compaction? If so, can the CLI expose clearer status so users can distinguish between:
1. truly idle waiting-for-input state, and
2. background/session-finalization work that may still consume AI credits?

## Supporting context

GitHub documentation says session limits include model calls, subagents, and background work like compaction, and that session limits are soft caps because usage is only known after a response returns.

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Línea de trabajo

Comienza reproduciendo el comportamiento en GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.75 mediante una sesión interactiva y, después, supervisa el uso de créditos una vez completada la tarea visible sin indicaciones adicionales. Compara la transición observada con el tratamiento documentado de las llamadas al modelo, los subagents y la compactación en segundo plano; terminado significa que el uso posterior a la tarea está explicado y que el estado inactivo o en segundo plano se puede distinguir claramente.

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Evaluación

Stack tecnológico
github, shell
Área
ai, cli
Tipo de issue
Error
Dificultad
4/5
Tiempo estimado
3-5 días
Estado de actividad
Tranquilo
Claridad
Bastante claro
Aptitud para principiantes
48/100

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