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@Datyedyeguy
Datyedyeguy
opened on Apr 6, 2026

Bug

squad triage --monitor-teams --monitor-email fails silently when gh copilot CLI extension is not installed. No preflight check, no actionable error message.

This is related to but distinct from #874 (which covers the --message vs -p flag mismatch when gh copilot IS installed).

Environment

  • @bradygaster/squad-cli: 0.9.4-insider.1
  • OS: Windows 11
  • Node: v22.21.0
  • GitHub CLI: authenticated and working
  • gh copilot: NOT installed

Repro

  1. Ensure gh copilot extension is NOT installed
  2. Run:
squad triage --monitor-teams --monitor-email

Actual

The monitors fail with:

unknown command "copilot" for "gh"

No indication that gh copilot is a prerequisite. squad doctor does not flag the missing extension. squad triage --help does not mention it.

Expected

  1. squad doctor should validate gh copilot is available when --monitor-teams or --monitor-email capabilities are configured
  2. squad triage should emit a clear error: "Teams/email monitoring requires the GitHub Copilot CLI extension. Install with: gh extension install github/gh-copilot"
  3. The core triage loop should continue working (GitHub issue triage) even if monitors fail graceful degradation, not silent failure

Root Cause

monitor-teams.js and monitor-email.js shell out to gh copilot --message ... without checking if the extension exists first. No requires field in the capability definitions either.

Suggested Fix

  1. Add a preflight check in each monitor capability: gh extension list | grep copilot
  2. Add gh copilot to squad doctor checks (as info/warning, not hard failure)
  3. Document the prerequisite in README under the triage section
  4. Consider making monitors work without gh copilot by using MCP tools directly when available (Teams MCP, WorkIQ MCP) this would be a more robust architecture than shelling out to gh copilot

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  1. bradygaster
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    on Apr 8, 2026
  2. github-actions
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  3. github-actions commented on Apr 8, 2026

    @github-actions
    github-actionsBot
    on Apr 8, 2026 – with GitHub Actions
    Contributor

    🏗️ Squad Triage — Flight (Lead)

    Issue: #880 — triage --monitor-teams/--monitor-email: missing preflight check for gh copilot extension
    Assigned to: FIDO (Quality Owner)
    Reason: Issue relates to testing/quality work

    @copilot evaluation: 🔴 Not suitable — issue involves work outside the coding agent's capability profile.

    Team roster:

    • Flight (Lead) → label: squad:flight
    • Procedures (Prompt Engineer) → label: squad:procedures
    • EECOM (Core Dev) → label: squad:eecom
    • FIDO (Quality Owner) → label: squad:fido
    • PAO (DevRel) → label: squad:pao
    • CAPCOM (SDK Expert) → label: squad:capcom
    • CONTROL (TypeScript Engineer) → label: squad:control
    • Surgeon (Release Manager) → label: squad:surgeon
    • Booster (CI/CD Engineer) → label: squad:booster
    • GNC (Node.js Runtime) → label: squad:gnc
    • Network (Distribution) → label: squad:network
    • RETRO (Security) → label: squad:retro
    • INCO (CLI UX & Visual Design) → label: squad:inco
    • GUIDO (VS Code Extension) → label: squad:guido
    • Telemetry (Aspire & Observability) → label: squad:telemetry
    • VOX (REPL & Interactive Shell) → label: squad:vox
    • DSKY (TUI Engineer) → label: squad:dsky
    • Sims (E2E Test Engineer) → label: squad:sims
    • Handbook (SDK Usability) → label: squad:handbook
    • Ralph (Work Monitor) → label: squad:ralph
    • @copilot (Coding Agent) → label: squad:copilot

    To reassign, remove the current squad:* label and add the correct one.

  4. karlis-balcers
    added 4 commits that reference this issue on Apr 13, 2026

    fix(watch): add gh copilot preflight check for monitor-teams and moni…

    8059fb2

    chore: update GITHUB_ISSUES_FIXED.md for github#880, github#896, gith…

    b6c8042

    fix(watch): add gh copilot preflight check for monitor-teams and moni…

    33ca195

    chore: update GITHUB_ISSUES_FIXED.md for github#880, github#896, gith…

    f4ea1b3
  5. tamirdresher
    closed this as completedin #1134on May 20, 2026
  6. pull
    added a commit that references this issue on May 20, 2026

    fix: Squash the Gremlins — 5 bug fixes (github#920, github#1062, gith…

    a3419b5
  7. bradygaster
    removed
    squad:fido
    on Sep 11, 2026
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