Copilot CLI Troubleshooting: Authentication, Access, Policies, and Recovery/Check GitHub CLI authentication status
Verify whether GitHub CLI is already logged in.
Section: Authentication troubleshooting
Check GitHub CLI authentication status
bash
bash
gh auth statusExplanation
Use this when Copilot reports missing auth information and you want to inspect your GitHub CLI auth state.
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