microsoft / microsoft/vscode-remote-release
Preserve / bring Copilot session data across remote targets
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Since Jan 29, 2026.
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Description
As discussed in https://x.com/lioncubs/status/2016507377277620525?s=20 and offline:
It would be nice if there was an automatic way to bring in .copilot session data when moving between remote targets or rebuilding dev containers.
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