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Regression: Copilot CLI no longer prints loaded instruction/context files at startup #1289

@laz-jamesfuller

Description

@laz-jamesfuller

Describe the bug

I am using copilot cli version v0.0.402 installed via bun.

Expected Behavior

At startup (or via a command), Copilot CLI should display which instruction/context files were loaded, similar to earlier versions.

Example (from a previous release):

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Loaded custom instructions:
~/.copilot/copilot-instructions.md +
.github/copilot-instructions.md +
AGENTS.md +
CLAUDE.md (6088 chars),
.github/instructions (47688 chars)

Actual Behavior
Copilot CLI releases no longer print any information about which instruction files were loaded. There is no documented replacement command that lists the loaded instruction sources.
Recent

Affected Versions

Working: ~v0.0.387 (commit b939fad)

Broken: Newer releases (exact version TBD, but current stable does not show this output)

Affected version

0.0.402

Steps to reproduce the behavior

1 - checkout .387
2 - open copilot on a repo with instructions
3 - observe instructions loaded and UI displays which
4 - upgrade copilot, repeat 1-3
5 - observe instructions loaded by asking copilot "what instructions are loaded" or similar question
6 - observe no UI displaying the specific files.

Expected behavior

Copilot CLI should show which instructions files are loaded. It is very useful to validate the setup is correct.

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