TimeoutError: Timeout after XXXs waiting for session.idle

[TaoChenOSU]

Running copilot in CLI always result in a timeout error:

TimeoutError: Timeout after 60.0s waiting for session.idle

I already tried increasing the timeout but still no luck.

It's difficult to know what is going on without more information. Is it possible to provide more details about the state of the session if it's not idle in the exception?

Related issue: #389

[github-actions]

Thanks for reporting this, @TaoChenOSU!

I've labeled this as a bug that needs more information. The timeout error suggests the CLI isn't responding with expected events.

To help diagnose the issue, could you please provide:

1. Which SDK are you using? (Python, Node.js, Go, or .NET)
2. SDK version: Check your package manager (e.g., pip show copilot, npm list @github/copilot-sdk``)
3. Copilot CLI version: Run gh copilot version
4. Minimal code snippet: Share the code that triggers the timeout
5. Full stack trace: Include the complete error message and any preceding events

Also note: The error message improvement you suggested (showing session state in the timeout exception) is a great enhancement idea. Once we understand your specific case, we can consider adding better diagnostics to the SDK.

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[TaoChenOSU]

1. I am using the Python SDK
2. version: github-copilot-sdk==0.1.25
3. I should be using the latest. In my GH action, I run npm install -g @github/copilot.
4. I cannot reproduce the issue on my local machine.
5. There is no stack trace

[Rasaboun]

@TaoChenOSU The GitHub Copilot SDK is tied to a specific GitHub Copilot CLI version and invokes its bundled compatible CLI instead of the latest version installed on the system