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GitHub Copilot CLI brings the power of Copilot coding agent directly to your terminal.

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Merged PRs (30d): 6

Dominant language: Shell
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Last GitHub push: Sep 17, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 16, 2026
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2,256 open issues indexed

Show local machine hostname in Copilot CLI interface Open

area:terminal-rendering

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 62/100

github/copilot-cli#2774 · Opened Apr 16, 2026
CLI can get stuck on 'Cancelling' and stop accepting Enter (slash commands become unusable) Open

area:input-keyboard area:models

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

github/copilot-cli#2770 · 1 comment · 9 reactions · Opened Apr 16, 2026
Unreasonable rate limit reached quickly after updating to v1.0.29 (Pro+) Open

area:models

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

github/copilot-cli#2768 · 2 comments · 2 reactions · Opened Apr 16, 2026
github mobile notifications for remote sessions Open

area:sessions

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100

github/copilot-cli#2766 · Opened Apr 16, 2026
copilot --remote sessions do not update realtime. Open

area:sessions

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

github/copilot-cli#2765 · 2 reactions · Opened Apr 16, 2026
"Remaining req." should reflect budget usage after pre-allocated Copilot Pro+ credits are exhausted Open

area:models

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

github/copilot-cli#2761 · Opened Apr 16, 2026
Following Copilot instructions / Rules Open

area:configuration area:context-memory

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

github/copilot-cli#2759 · Opened Apr 16, 2026
Feature Request: Allow sub-agents to use the model specified in frontmatter/task() — add opt-out for the cost-multiplier guard Open

area:agents area:models

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 43/100

github/copilot-cli#2758 · 6 comments · 5 reactions · Opened Apr 16, 2026
/undo undid too much in a file Open

area:sessions area:tools

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 38/100

github/copilot-cli#2757 · 2 reactions · Opened Apr 16, 2026
Rate limit is very tight Open

area:models

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

github/copilot-cli#2756 · 5 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Apr 16, 2026
CLI headless mode: internal state accumulation causes progressive latency degradation across sessions Open

area:non-interactive area:sessions

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

github/copilot-cli#2755 · Opened Apr 16, 2026
Plugin skills not included in available_skills for main agent — only builtin skills visible Open

area:plugins

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

github/copilot-cli#2753 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 16, 2026
什么屌插rate limit 老子正版用户受害者？ Open

area:models

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 20/100

github/copilot-cli#2752 · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 16, 2026
`Remote session disabled: could not resolve repository` when using `/remote` on an organization repo Open

area:agents area:enterprise

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

github/copilot-cli#2751 · 8 comments · 13 reactions · Opened Apr 16, 2026
When new files are being created, GH Copilot CLI often tries to read them first and outputs failed Read operations Open

area:terminal-rendering area:tools

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

github/copilot-cli#2749 · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 16, 2026
Visual distinction between user input and assistant responses Open

area:terminal-rendering area:theming-accessibility

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

github/copilot-cli#2746 · Opened Apr 16, 2026
Choose model for accepted plan for autopilot Open

area:agents area:models

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 45/100

github/copilot-cli#2744 · Opened Apr 16, 2026
Add documentation about colored dots Open

area:configuration area:terminal-rendering

Difficulty 1/5 1-3 hours Newbie friendliness 72/100

github/copilot-cli#2743 · Opened Apr 16, 2026
[Critical] Persistent Global 429 Rate Limit on Paid Pro+ Account with Active Token Allocation Open

area:models

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

github/copilot-cli#2742 · 3 comments · Opened Apr 15, 2026
BUG - I can not use copilot due to login issue Open

area:authentication

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

github/copilot-cli#2737 · Opened Apr 15, 2026
Fails with "posix_spawnp failed" and then misdiagnoses command as missing Open

area:tools

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

github/copilot-cli#2736 · 3 comments · 6 reactions · Opened Apr 15, 2026
Nested agents load ALL copilot-instructions.md, not just the ones at the nested level Open

area:agents area:context-memory

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

github/copilot-cli#2735 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 15, 2026
Feature Request: Auto-update plugins (all or per-plugin) Open

area:plugins

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100

github/copilot-cli#2734 · 3 comments · 13 reactions · Opened Apr 15, 2026
Agent pushes user toward implementation choices while still in plan mode Open

area:agents

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

github/copilot-cli#2733 · Opened Apr 15, 2026
Preserve question_tool rendered output (description/question/choices) when user presses Escape to dismiss Open

area:terminal-rendering

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 50/100

github/copilot-cli#2732 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 15, 2026
@ file autocomplete breaks on paths containing spaces Open

area:input-keyboard

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 65/100

github/copilot-cli#2731 · 2 reactions · Opened Apr 15, 2026
Support per-agent LSP server configuration in agent frontmatter Open

area:agents area:configuration

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 45/100

github/copilot-cli#2728 · Opened Apr 15, 2026
Allow plugins to include instruction files Open

area:configuration area:plugins

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

github/copilot-cli#2727 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 15, 2026
session worktree bug Open

area:configuration area:sessions

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

github/copilot-cli#2724 · Opened Apr 15, 2026
Chose billing account from the CLI Open

area:authentication area:configuration

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

github/copilot-cli#2723 · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 15, 2026
`--deny-tool="read(...)"` blocks ALL file reads regardless of pattern; no persistent permission profiles for non-interactive mode Open

area:non-interactive area:permissions area:tools

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 30/100

github/copilot-cli#2722 · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 15, 2026
All responses are being shown as 'processing'. Open

area:models area:networking

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

github/copilot-cli#2721 · Opened Apr 15, 2026
Speculative context (checkpoint/rewind/summarize) and forked context for sub-agents Open

area:agents area:context-memory

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

github/copilot-cli#2720 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 15, 2026
Support suppressing beep via a CLI option Open

area:configuration

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 64/100

github/copilot-cli#2719 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 15, 2026
When I press Tab for completion, the cursor focus incorrectly jumps to another location Open

area:input-keyboard area:terminal-rendering

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 42/100

github/copilot-cli#2718 · Opened Apr 15, 2026
Custom agents in `.claude/agents/` don't receive MCP tools when spawned as sub-agents via `task` tool Open

area:agents area:mcp

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

github/copilot-cli#2716 · 2 reactions · Opened Apr 14, 2026
Feature Request: Allow toggling plugins enabled/disabled Open

area:plugins

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 45/100

github/copilot-cli#2714 · 2 comments · 11 reactions · Opened Apr 14, 2026
MS legal/monetary liability for rate limit behavior Open

area:agents area:models

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

github/copilot-cli#2712 · 6 comments · 4 reactions · Opened Apr 14, 2026
Proposal: External model provider API surface for Copilot CLI (flags/env/config + BYOK) Open

area:configuration area:models

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 38/100

github/copilot-cli#2710 · 1 comment · 3 reactions · Opened Apr 14, 2026
Copilot gets stuck in a cancelling loop after failing to find MCP config Open

area:mcp area:platform-windows area:sessions

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 55/100

github/copilot-cli#2706 · Opened Apr 14, 2026
Session hangs after work appears complete; Escape recovery enters permanent "Cancelling" Open

area:input-keyboard area:sessions

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

github/copilot-cli#2703 · 1 comment · 2 reactions · Opened Apr 14, 2026
launch_engine ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xC0000005) on Windows after auto-update replaces binary Open

area:installation area:platform-windows

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

github/copilot-cli#2702 · 1 comment · Opened Apr 14, 2026
Feature request: emit periodic heartbeat hook events during agent processing Open

area:plugins

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

github/copilot-cli#2701 · Opened Apr 14, 2026
Inconsistent Copilot commands, naming, and feature availability across platforms Open

area:configuration

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 25/100

github/copilot-cli#2699 · Opened Apr 14, 2026
Rate limit retry in 58 hours! Open

area:models

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

github/copilot-cli#2696 · 4 comments · 5 reactions · Opened Apr 14, 2026
Request to Copilot Cloud Agent via custom agent fails with 400 error if model selection does not align Open

area:agents area:models

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

github/copilot-cli#2695 · 4 comments · Opened Apr 14, 2026
Stable npm install 1.0.25 still reports 1.0.11 in copilot --version and VS Code CLI integration Open

area:installation

Difficulty 3/5 1-2 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

github/copilot-cli#2694 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · Opened Apr 14, 2026
feat: Explicit MCP tool triggering via @mcp or #mcp- syntax in Copilot CLI Open

area:mcp

Difficulty 5/5 Over a week Newbie friendliness 35/100

github/copilot-cli#2690 · 2 comments · 3 reactions · Opened Apr 14, 2026
Feature request: config option to exclude skill scan locations and/or support namespaced skill names (e.g. `ck:name`) Open

area:configuration area:plugins

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 48/100

github/copilot-cli#2689 · 3 reactions · Opened Apr 14, 2026
Still report error : Authorization error, you may need to run /login Open

area:authentication area:mcp

Difficulty 4/5 3-5 days Newbie friendliness 35/100

github/copilot-cli#2688 · 6 comments · Opened Apr 14, 2026

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