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

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Open beginner issues: 14
Indexed issues: 2.4k
Avg merge: 14h 16m
Merged PRs (30d): 6

Dominant language: Shell
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Last GitHub push: Sep 13, 2026
Latest indexed: Sep 16, 2026
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
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2313 open issues indexed

Copying path of current project copies whitespace (of correct legnth) Open

area:terminal-rendering

github/copilot-cli#4184 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Quickly switch between pre-set model configs Open

area:configuration area:models

github/copilot-cli#4190 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Clipboard access doesn't work in vscode -> terminal (WSL) -> screen/tmux Open

area:terminal-rendering

github/copilot-cli#4191 · 3 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Desktop app: Add ability to pick BYOK/configured models for background agents Open

triage

github/copilot-cli#4192 · 0 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Severe levels of hard-coding: Frustrating Open

triage

github/copilot-cli#4194 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Code-review task agents can mutate the shared parent worktree Open

area:agents area:permissions

github/copilot-cli#4195 · 0 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
BYOK completions wire API fails with reasoning_content in streaming deltas (transient API error, 5 retries) Open

area:models

github/copilot-cli#4196 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Ctrl+G fails to open $EDITOR during ask_user (clarifying question) prompts Open

area:input-keyboard

github/copilot-cli#4198 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Stale sessions keep running an old (deleted) binary after an in-CLI update, and idle sessions never trim their heap (~460 MB held for hours) Open

area:installation area:sessions

github/copilot-cli#4199 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Reason: Request Failed: 400 {"type":"error","error": Open

area:models

github/copilot-cli#4200 · 0 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '/home/pi/.vscode-server/cli/servers/Stable-.../server/extensions/copilot/dist/o200k_base.tiktoken' Open

triage

github/copilot-cli#4201 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Built-in view reports Path does not exist for existing files in 1.0.73; 1.0.71 succeeds Open

area:non-interactive area:tools

github/copilot-cli#4202 · 5 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Remote MCP (OAuth): expired access token forces interactive re-auth instead of silent refresh_token grant Open

area:authentication area:mcp

github/copilot-cli#4203 · 1 comment · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Add `.agents` discovery for instructions, agents, and hooks in any opened folder Open

area:agents area:configuration

github/copilot-cli#4204 · 2 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Show per-subagent AI credit usage breakdown in /usage Open

area:agents

github/copilot-cli#4207 · 0 comments · 8 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Support explicit inline custom agent invocation and agent chaining within prompts Open

area:agents

github/copilot-cli#4208 · 0 comments · 4 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Make Copilot Autopilot request-error retry count configurable Open

area:configuration area:networking

github/copilot-cli#4210 · 0 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Copilot CLI couldn't handle BigInt in structured MCP response Open

area:mcp triaged

github/copilot-cli#4211 · 5 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Prompt box and highlighted menu items render invisible (dark-on-dark) inside tmux Open

area:terminal-rendering area:theming-accessibility

github/copilot-cli#4212 · 2 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
copilot cli drops enter and other key events when the terminal pane is unfocused Open

area:input-keyboard area:terminal-rendering

github/copilot-cli#4213 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
eternally loading Open

area:sessions

github/copilot-cli#4214 · 2 comments · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
eternally loading skill part 2 Open

area:sessions

github/copilot-cli#4215 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Agent View ignores remote container context when workspace is opened in ssh dev container Open

triage

github/copilot-cli#4216 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Copilot CLI crashes on exit (Windows) — libuv `uv_async_send` on a closing handle (FAST_FAIL_FATAL_APP_EXIT) Open

area:platform-windows

github/copilot-cli#4217 · 0 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Allow users to configure the model pool used by Auto mode Open

area:models

github/copilot-cli#4218 · 1 comment · 15 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Permission scanner misclassifies git -L arguments and shell command text as directory paths Open

area:permissions

github/copilot-cli#4221 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Shell command completion never detected when running inside tmux (output appears, but command reported "still running" forever) Open

area:tools

github/copilot-cli#4223 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
OTel spans for subagent calls omit billing attributes (github.copilot.nano_aiu, github.copilot.cost), so external cost accounting undercounts actual billing Open

area:agents

github/copilot-cli#4224 · 4 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Coordinator stuck "Working" while only a background subagent runs — queued input not answered or shown as pending Open

area:agents

github/copilot-cli#4225 · 1 comment · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Spamming server errors during subagent execution Open

area:agents area:networking

github/copilot-cli#4226 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Xcode ACP custom agent: session/prompt always fails with "failed to produce a response" despite a working CLI and valid auth Open

area:non-interactive

github/copilot-cli#4227 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Trust module Open

github/copilot-cli#4229 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Enhance auto-injected copilot instructions to have more relevant instructions for scope Open

area:context-memory

github/copilot-cli#4231 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Playwright mcp - navigate fails on localhost Open

area:mcp area:networking

github/copilot-cli#4232 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
[ACP] Emit `usage_update` in `--acp` mode (context window + AI credits) for parity with the interactive statusline Open

area:non-interactive

github/copilot-cli#4233 · 2 comments · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Plugin MCP servers cannot resolve the active project directory Open

area:mcp area:plugins

github/copilot-cli#4234 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Steering message in `preToolUse` "ask" denial is silently dropped Open

area:permissions

github/copilot-cli#4237 · 1 comment · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Password masking feature fails to mask passwords from agents and makes them use extra tokens Open

area:tools

github/copilot-cli#4241 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Support `/rename` in VS Code agent sessions, and let the agent invoke it Open

area:agents area:sessions

github/copilot-cli#4244 · 0 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
archive_session times out after 60 seconds and leaves large worktrees orphaned Open

area:sessions

github/copilot-cli#4246 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
plugin marketplace add reports success but registration is not persisted (browse immediately fails with 'not found') Open

area:plugins

github/copilot-cli#4247 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
`/pr` does not recognize GitHub repositories that use SSH host aliases Open

github/copilot-cli#4248 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Plan indicator leaks across conversations after headless session switches Open

area:non-interactive area:sessions

github/copilot-cli#4249 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Plan canvas markdown renderer: language-tagged code fence not closed by a bare closing fence, breaking rest of document Open

github/copilot-cli#4250 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Resume of a large session OOMs / grinds one CPU core for ~70 min in 1.0.74 (regression vs 1.0.73; ~3–4× memory) Open

area:sessions

github/copilot-cli#4251 · 4 comments · 1 reaction · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Session exit writes launch-time `model` back to settings.json, silently reverting edits (self-perpetuating stale default) Open

area:configuration area:models area:sessions

github/copilot-cli#4252 · 1 comment · 2 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
/ask frequently returns no result Open

github/copilot-cli#4253 · 1 comment · 3 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
I hope all lovely fd can meet the date 🌞 Open

github/copilot-cli#4255 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
`--resume` replays orphaned permission.requested events (no matching permission.completed) after mid-prompt process death Open

area:permissions area:sessions

github/copilot-cli#4259 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026
Desktop app ignores `askUser: false` from settings.json and offers no way to disable the ask_user tool Open

area:configuration area:tools

github/copilot-cli#4260 · 0 comments · 0 reactions · 0 assignees · Indexed Sep 16, 2026

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