Copilot CLI: Permissions, Config, Trusted Folders, and Environment Variables/Add an allowed directory
Grant file access to an extra path.
Section: Permissions, tools, paths, and URLs
Add an allowed directory
bash
bash
copilot --add-dir=../shared-lib -p "Inspect both repositories and suggest shared abstractions."Explanation
Useful when your working context spans multiple sibling directories.
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