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ask_user tool disappeared #1898
Description
Describe the bug
there is not 'ask_user' tool anymore, even if I go 'plan' mode could not see them. is this something you have planned?
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mrclrchtr commentedon Mar 9, 2026
It's only available in plan mode I think (?) - would be nice to have it in every mode
danieldekay commentedon Mar 15, 2026
it was available in all modes, as it is in VSCode.
But tools get lost so often that I reverted back to VSCode instead of CLI.
calle2010 commentedon Mar 17, 2026
Which Copilot CLI version are you using? For me it works and I haven't seen an issue recently.
yehsuf commentedon May 6, 2026
It's only working within the interactive copilot mode. Could it be that you are in the non-interactive mode?
nadavzoh commentedon May 20, 2026
From what I've seen, it seems like this tool (and many others) are only available when working with the default agent.
Custom agents have a very limited set of tools:
bash,view,skill,report_intent, and it seems there's no way to truly configure it.. Some configurations specified in the.agent.mdfile are only respected in VS Code, some only in the CLI, and some at both.patniko commentedon Oct 26, 2026
Thanks for the report.
ask_userhasn't been removed — it's available in regular interactive sessions (see the screenshot earlier in this thread), but it isn't offered when the CLI is started with--no-ask-user, and custom agents that declare an explicittoolslist only receive the tools in that list. If it's missing in a normal interactive session with the default agent on the latest version (v1.0.103), please open a new issue with your CLI version and how you started the session. Closing as answered — feel free to reopen if this doesn't cover your case.Triaged as part of a Copilot SDK backlog review, with help from GitHub Copilot.