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Agent gets stuck when canceling sub-agent tasks #2775

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@Omotola

Describe the bug

Agent is unable to cancel tasks being run on subagents. It gets stuck in a canceling state and doesn't accepts any new prompts or slash (/ ) commands

Affected version

GitHub Copilot CLI 1.0.27

Steps to reproduce the behavior

  1. Use /fleet to run a large task in parallel
  2. Press Esc to cancel

Expected behavior

Agent cancels all subagent tasks successfully

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  1. added theissue type on Apr 16, 2026
  2. added
    area:agentsSub-agents, fleet, autopilot, plan mode, background agents, and custom agents
    on Apr 16, 2026
  3. copilot-cli-bot commented on Sep 27, 2026

    @copilot-cli-bot

    This appears to be resolved as of GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.88. Please update to that release or a newer stable version. We're closing this as completed. If it still happens, please comment with your version and reproduction steps.

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