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Adds detection for GitHub Copilot in std-env:

  • Detects COPILOT_AGENT=1 (set in VS Code Copilot agent terminals)
  • Detects COPILOT_CLI=1 (set by GitHub Copilot CLI and Copilot app)
  • Normalizes AI_AGENT=github_copilot_vscode_agent to copilot in detectAgent()
  • Updates AgentName type union, JSDoc, and README
  • Adds test cases in test/agents.test.ts

Resolves #212
Resolves #213

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  • New Features
    • Added support for detecting GitHub Copilot through the COPILOT_AGENT or COPILOT_CLI environment variable, or an explicit agent setting.
    • Recognizes github_copilot_vscode_agent as GitHub Copilot, including when other Copilot environment variables are set.
  • Documentation
    • Updated the supported-agent documentation to include Copilot and explain its detection options and alias.

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Copilot is now a recognized agent. Detection uses the COPILOT_AGENT and COPILOT_CLI environment variables. It also maps AI_AGENT=github_copilot_vscode_agent to copilot. Tests and documentation cover these changes.

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Copilot agent detection

Layer / File(s) Summary
Copilot recognition
src/agents.ts, test/agents.test.ts, AGENTS.md, README.md
AgentName includes copilot. Detection recognizes COPILOT_AGENT, COPILOT_CLI, and the explicit AI_AGENT value github_copilot_vscode_agent. Tests cover these inputs. The README lists Copilot as supported, and AGENTS.md documents alias normalization.

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Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Feature

Suggested reviewers: pi0x

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The Copilot detection paths and documented behavior are covered by tests, with no identified issue blocking merge.

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The change affects 4 systems.

Changed systems: AGENTS.md, README.md, src, test

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  • observed — AGENTS.md (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.
  • observed — README.md (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.
  • observed — src (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.
  • observed — test (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

  • observed — Modified behavior in README.md: The documented supported agents list adds copilot.
  • observed — Modified behavior in test/agents.test.ts: The test setup now clears COPILOT_AGENT and COPILOT_CLI along with the other agent-related environment variables.
  • observed — Modified behavior in test/agents.test.ts: Adds expectations that AI_AGENT=github_copilot_vscode_agent is reported as copilot, including when COPILOT_AGENT is also set.
  • observed — Modified behavior in test/agents.test.ts: Adds simple environment-variable detection cases expecting both COPILOT_AGENT and COPILOT_CLI to identify copilot.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: adding detection for the GitHub Copilot agent and CLI.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The PR satisfies the coding requirements in #212 and #213. detectAgent() maps AI_AGENT=github_copilot_vscode_agent to copilot. It detects COPILOT_AGENT and COPILOT_CLI as copilot. `AgentNa…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes stay within the scope of #212 and #213. The source change adds Copilot detection and canonical-name mapping. The type, documentation, AGENTS.md clarification, and tests support that impl…
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- Line 48: Update the self-test comment near COPILOT_AGENT and COPILOT_CLI to
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// ✅ Verified by junie (can be detected using JUNIE_DATA, JUNIE_SHIM_PATH)
["junie", ["JUNIE_DATA", "JUNIE_SHIM_PATH"]],

// ❓ not tested (can be detected using COPILOT_AGENT, COPILOT_CLI)

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Complete the required agent self-test.

The Copilot entry remains marked not tested. Run the self-test and update the comment with the environment variables found. If Copilot was detected, use the required verification format.

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Update the self-test comment near COPILOT_AGENT and COPILOT_CLI to replace the
“not tested” marker with the verified Copilot detection status and the
environment variables found; do not state unverified results.

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Copilot review overview

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Required detector verification and repository documentation updates remain unresolved.

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What changed in this PR

Adds GitHub Copilot detection for VS Code agent terminals, Copilot CLI, and explicit AI_AGENT values.

Changes:

  • Adds Copilot environment markers and normalization.
  • Updates types, tests, and README documentation.
File Summary
test/​agents.test.ts Adds Copilot detection test coverage.
src/​agents.ts Implements detection and normalization. Open items: run the required self-test and update AGENTS.md; the current “not tested” comment remains.
README.md Documents Copilot support.

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// ❓ not tested (can be detected using COPILOT_AGENT, COPILOT_CLI)
["copilot", ["COPILOT_AGENT", "COPILOT_CLI"]],

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@00200200 can you please ping copilot with "@copilot read @AGENTS.md and run agent self-test then commit to branch" i cannot trigger on forks

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@copilot read @AGENTS.md and run agent self-test then commit to branch

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["junie", ["JUNIE_DATA", "JUNIE_SHIM_PATH"]],

// ❓ not tested (can be detected using COPILOT_AGENT, COPILOT_CLI)
["copilot", ["COPILOT_AGENT", "COPILOT_CLI"]],

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Updated AGENTS.md to document the alias normalization behavior and standardized the comment.

AGENTS.md still used a CJS require that no longer exists; switch the
self-test to ESM and spell out COPILOT_AGENT / COPILOT_CLI detection.
Leave the copilot entry as not tested until a real Copilot session
observes those env vars.
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@pi0 Follow-up from this environment (Cursor, not Copilot):

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  • pnpm run build
  • Self-test: node -e "import('./dist/index.mjs').then(m => console.log(m.agentInfo))" → { name: "cursor" } (CURSOR_AGENT=1)
  • Confirmed COPILOT_AGENT / COPILOT_CLI / AI_AGENT are unset here
  • pnpm lint:fix + pnpm test → 41/41 passing (including stubbed Copilot unit tests)

Pushed 03a6b2f6cd9aa9f4ee3786de310d34eb6a72b762 — documents COPILOT_AGENT / COPILOT_CLI + alias normalization in AGENTS.md, and fixes the self-test snippet (was require('./dist/index.cjs'), which no longer exists; now ESM import('./dist/index.mjs')).

Left unchanged on purpose: // ❓ not tested on the copilot entry in src/agents.ts. Per AGENTS.md, that marker must only be flipped after a live Copilot session observes the real env vars — inventing them here would be dishonest. Unit tests already stub detection; they do not replace the self-test.

Still needs a real Copilot agent run of the AGENTS.md self-test to replace the placeholder with ✅ Verified by copilot (...).

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@copilot read @AGENTS.md and run agent self-test then commit to branch

The self-test command in AGENTS.md is now ESM (import('./dist/index.mjs')) on 03a6b2f. Please replace the ❓ not tested marker on the Copilot entry with the verified comment from the variables you actually observe.

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Thanks for PR, lets merge i will try copilot from main.

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pi0 merged commit 3d65628 into unjs:main Sep 29, 2026
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Amazing! Thanks for shipping

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