Cannot type interactively while agent is running
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Assessment
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100
Research direction
The issue describes a CLI input handling problem during agent execution. Start by examining the terminal input handling code, likely in the main agent loop or interactive session module. Look for how keypresses (Esc, Ctrl+C) are processed and buffered. Reproduce the bug by running the agent and attempting to type while it's busy. Check for any input buffering or event loop blocking. 'Done' means typing remains responsive during agent background tasks.
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Description
Describe the bug
Every time the agent is doing anything behind the scenes, it does not respond to successive Esc button presses. Ctrl+C kills the entire copilot app. No reliable way to terminate ongoing actions. Attempts to type also kind of fail. Words appear a jumble, n-key rollover type errors becomes punishing when you type at over 30 WPM. Impossible to type more than a paragraph unless you kill the entire app and restart it and only type the longer message for the first message.
Affected version
GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.86
Steps to reproduce the behavior
Ask copilot to do anything, then try to type extra input.
Expected behavior
Smooth typing experience
Additional context
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