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Severe Bug: GitHub Copilot deletes entire session with /compact (information loss)

bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bug

Status: Open.

#299477 In microsoft/vscode;

· garretwilson opened on Mar 5, 2026

Allow tool confirmations for specific arguments

api

api-proposal

chat-tools

feature-requestRequest for new features or functionalityRequest for new features or functionality

on-testplan

Status: Open.

#302393 In microsoft/vscode;

· alexr00 opened on Mar 17, 2026

Polish the "Run VS Code command" tool

feature-requestRequest for new features or functionalityRequest for new features or functionality

Status: Open.

#302411 In microsoft/vscode;

· alexr00 opened on Mar 17, 2026

Tool approval management is not showing arguments for commands

bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bug

chat

Status: Open.

#306264 In microsoft/vscode;

· sandy081 opened on Mar 30, 2026

Tool Approval Management: the approval cannot be selected again after being deselected.

bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bug

chat

Status: Open.

#306416 In microsoft/vscode;

· zhichli opened on Mar 30, 2026

Fix user-edited terminal commands being ignored in confirmation UI

Status: Draft (not ready).

microsoft/vscodenumber 307433

#307433 In microsoft/vscode;

· Copilot opened on Apr 2, 2026

Chat session permanently unloadable after VS Code killed mid-response (TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'response'))

bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bug

chat

Status: Open.

#307348 In microsoft/vscode;

· VictorBargains opened on Apr 2, 2026

feat(windows): use crossAppIPC to coordinate update ownership between apps

Status: Draft (not ready).

microsoft/vscodenumber 307675

#307675 In microsoft/vscode;

· deepak1556 opened on Apr 3, 2026

Support loading node-pty prebuilt from custom folders via env

copilot-cli-agentBackground Agent related features/bugsBackground Agent related features/bugs

feature-requestRequest for new features or functionalityRequest for new features or functionality

Status: Open.

#307746 In microsoft/vscode;

· rebornix opened on Apr 3, 2026

Redo summarization infrastructure — simplify background/foreground compaction

debtCode quality issuesCode quality issues

Status: Open.

#307860 In microsoft/vscode;

· bhavyaus opened on Apr 5, 2026

GitHub Copilot CLI in Visual Studio doesn't show reasoning

copilot-cli-agentBackground Agent related features/bugsBackground Agent related features/bugs

feature-requestRequest for new features or functionalityRequest for new features or functionality

Status: Open.

#304641 In microsoft/vscode;

· armaansood opened on Mar 25, 2026

No option to migrate/copy changes when delegating from an untitled prompt file

bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bug

copilot-cli-agentBackground Agent related features/bugsBackground Agent related features/bugs

Status: Open.

#284749 In microsoft/vscode;

· DonJayamanne opened on Dec 22, 2025

Copilot Chat extension corrupts remote $PATH on Linux by injecting Windows-style path with semicolon

bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bug

copilot-cli-agentBackground Agent related features/bugsBackground Agent related features/bugs

Status: Open.

#286553 In microsoft/vscode;

· tastynoob opened on Jan 8, 2026

Adopt chat sessions controller API for copilot cli

copilot-cli-agentBackground Agent related features/bugsBackground Agent related features/bugs

debtCode quality issuesCode quality issues

Status: Open.

#288457 In microsoft/vscode;

· mjbvz opened on Jan 16, 2026

Issues in copilot chat Claude agent UI

bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bug

chat-input

Status: Open.

#293255 In microsoft/vscode;

· bhargav-cerebras opened on Feb 6, 2026

Background agents fail without error when Copilot CLI is disabled via policy

bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bug

copilot-cli-agentBackground Agent related features/bugsBackground Agent related features/bugs

Status: Open.

#294935 In microsoft/vscode;

· cwebster-99 opened on Feb 12, 2026

Consistent Copilot CLI entry point naming everywhere

copilot-cli-agentBackground Agent related features/bugsBackground Agent related features/bugs

debtCode quality issuesCode quality issues

Status: Open.

#296381 In microsoft/vscode;

· bamurtaugh opened on Feb 19, 2026

Open Worktree context menu items no-op for Copilot CLI sessions from terminal

bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bug

copilot-cli-agentBackground Agent related features/bugsBackground Agent related features/bugs

Status: Open.

#297829 In microsoft/vscode;

· bamurtaugh opened on Feb 25, 2026

Remove preselectModelFromSessionHistory in favour of ChatModel.inputModel

copilot-cli-agentBackground Agent related features/bugsBackground Agent related features/bugs

debtCode quality issuesCode quality issues

Status: Open.

#299942 In microsoft/vscode;

· DonJayamanne opened on Mar 7, 2026

Copilot CLI: Store attachments in session metadata store

copilot-cli-agentBackground Agent related features/bugsBackground Agent related features/bugs

debtCode quality issuesCode quality issues

Status: Open.

#300146 In microsoft/vscode;

· DonJayamanne opened on Mar 9, 2026

Copilot CLI hooks are not working at all after session has started

bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bug

copilot-cli-agentBackground Agent related features/bugsBackground Agent related features/bugs

importantIssue identified as high-priorityIssue identified as high-priority

upstreamIssue identified as 'upstream' component related (exists outside of VS Code)Issue identified as 'upstream' component related (exists outside of VS Code)

Status: Open.

#300193 In microsoft/vscode;

· bpasero opened on Mar 9, 2026

.copilot MCP confits not loaded in Copilot CLI

bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bug

copilot-cli-agentBackground Agent related features/bugsBackground Agent related features/bugs

Status: Open.

#300869 In microsoft/vscode;

· DonJayamanne opened on Mar 11, 2026

Support creating a new CLI session with the same folder/worktree

copilot-cli-agentBackground Agent related features/bugsBackground Agent related features/bugs

feature-requestRequest for new features or functionalityRequest for new features or functionality

Status: Open.

#301267 In microsoft/vscode;

· rebornix opened on Mar 12, 2026

When delegating to Copilot Cloud I cannot see the list of modified files

chat-cloud-agentCloud agent related features/bugsCloud agent related features/bugs

debtCode quality issuesCode quality issues

Status: Open.

#301304 In microsoft/vscode;

· DonJayamanne opened on Mar 13, 2026

Steering messages disappear from Copilot CLI (for new sessions)

bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bugIssue identified by VS Code Team member as probable bug

copilot-cli-agentBackground Agent related features/bugsBackground Agent related features/bugs

verification-foundIssue verification failedIssue verification failed

Status: Open.

#301355 In microsoft/vscode;

· DonJayamanne opened on Mar 13, 2026