Hacktoberfest 2026: los issues que los mantenedores marcaron para octubre, abiertos y aptos para principiantes. Explorar issues de Hacktoberfest

ask_user marks an active app user unavailable, then continues with other actions

Abierto
  • ¿Algo no está bien?
#4,130 0 comentarios 0 reacciones 0 asignados Ver en GitHub

Nadie ha tomado este issue todavía.

Evaluación

Dificultad
4/5
Tiempo estimado
3-5 días
Aptitud para principiantes
45/100
Tipo de issue
Error
Claridad
Bien especificado
Estado de actividad
Activo
Área
ai, desktop

Línea de trabajo

The issue is in the ask_user flow of the GitHub Copilot desktop app. Start by finding where ask_user is invoked and how the app determines user availability. Look at the activity log generation and the logic that auto-responds. Check the related issue #3606 for prior context. Testing will require reproducing the scenario in an active Windows session to see the fabricated response.

Escrito por el modelo de indexación a partir del texto del issue.

Descripción

Short summary

The app displays an ask_user question, immediately answers it on the user's behalf with “The user is not available to respond,” and lets the agent continue with other actions even though the user is actively present in the app.

Affected version or release

GitHub Copilot app with Copilot CLI 1.0.87-0

Installation context

GitHub Copilot desktop app on Windows; active interactive session.

What happened?

While I was actively in the app, the agent asked me to complete a Microsoft device-login step. Instead of allowing me to answer, the app generated this response on my behalf:

The user is not available to respond and will review your work later. Work autonomously and make good decisions.

That availability claim is false: I was in the app at the time. The agent then moved on to other work rather than waiting for the requested input.

This is a recurrence of #3606, reported on September 7, 2026. The attached screenshot was captured on September 22, 2026, so the problem remains reproducible two weeks later. In this occurrence, the question is visible in the activity log before the fabricated unavailable response.

Steps to reproduce
  1. Open and actively use a session in the GitHub Copilot app.
  2. Have the agent reach a step that requires user input, such as device authentication.
  3. Let the agent invoke ask_user.
  4. Observe that the question appears in the activity log.
  5. Observe that the app immediately supplies an unavailable-user answer and the agent continues with unrelated work, without giving the active user a chance to respond.
Expected behavior

The app should present the question to the active user and pause for a response. It must not infer that the user is unavailable while they are actively using the session, and it must not continue past a blocked authentication or approval step based on a fabricated answer.

Additional context

Related report: #3606

Screenshot showing the question followed by an incorrect unavailable-user response

Lenguaje dominante
Sin datos de lenguaje
Estrellas
2.1k
Forks
157
Sin PR fusionados en 30 d

Preparar el entorno

Primeros pasos

  1. Lee el issue completo y luego la guía de contribución del proyecto.
  2. Comenta en el issue que vas a ocuparte — evita que dos personas hagan lo mismo.
  3. Haz un fork del repositorio y trabaja en una rama.
  4. Abre un pull request que haga referencia al número del issue.

Más de github/app

Todos los issues de github/app

Issues similares

Más issues de AI Infra & Agents

Recibe los nuevos issues en tu correo

Un resumen breve de issues de GitHub para principiantes.