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Bug: Plan approval in autopilot+fleet mode triggers execution with fleet dispatch ordering mismatch #2833

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@cirvine-MSFT

Description

When approving a plan in plan mode while using autopilot+fleet, the plan approval immediately triggers execution AND fleet agent dispatch simultaneously. The "Queued (1)" and "Fleet deployed" messages appear while the main agent is still "Analyzing bugs and planning fixes," suggesting a sequencing/ordering issue between the main agent's work and fleet dispatch.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Enter plan mode and create a plan (e.g., with multiple bugs/features)
  2. Switch to autopilot+fleet mode
  3. Copilot recommends committing to the plan with autopilot+fleet
  4. Approve/select that recommendation

Expected Behavior

Plan approval should properly sequence execution — the main agent's analysis should be coordinated with fleet agent dispatch, not race against it.

Actual Behavior

Fleet dispatch ("Queued (1)", "Fleet deployed") fires concurrently with the main agent beginning its "Analyzing bugs and planning fixes" phase. This ordering mismatch suggests the fleet agents are dispatched before the main agent has finished planning/coordinating the work.

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(Screenshot shows: Plan approved -> "Analyzing bugs and planning fixes" starts -> "Queued (1)" / "Fleet deployed" messages appear simultaneously)

Environment

  • OS: Windows
  • Copilot CLI version: latest (as of April 2026)
  • Mode: Autopilot + Fleet (experimental)

Additional Context

Also submitted private feedback via the /feedback command for internal tracking.

Activity

  1. added
    area:agentsSub-agents, fleet, autopilot, plan mode, background agents, and custom agents
    on Apr 19, 2026
  2. added theissue type on Apr 19, 2026
  3. copilot-cli-bot commented on Oct 13, 2026

    @copilot-cli-bot

    This appears to be resolved as of GitHub Copilot CLI v1.0.96. 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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