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Failed to authenticate: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND next-waitlist.azurewebsites.net, undefined when using github-copilot-cli.cmd Auth #716
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Affected version
0.1.36
Steps to reproduce the behavior
Run github-copilot-cli.cmd Auth to authenticate
Expected behavior
Should autheticate me and allow me to use Copilot.
Additional context
No response
Reacted by gabe, jirgn-cornelsen, jhuber, Pavel Zbytovský, MasoudAliramezani, Rhyknowscerious and Abdellah C.
I'm preparing a minimal patch to replace the waitlist verification function with a no-op that always resolves
successfully, avoiding unreachable domain errors and enabling CLI use without waitlist validation. The patch will
target the exact function in the minified index.js using apply_patch for a clean bypass.
Reacted by Dave Lively, Shikakiben, jhuber, Fabio Moreira, Shady Sherif, Pavel Zbytovský, Hương "Larne" Nguyễn, Farren, Abdullah Al Rafi and Alex Chang
Thanks for reporting this, and sorry for the confusion. github-copilot-cli v0.1.36 is an older preview package (@githubnext/github-copilot-cli on npm) that is deprecated and no longer supported, and the waitlist host it contacts no longer exists, so this error can't be fixed in that package. This repository is for the current GitHub Copilot CLI, which is a separate tool: uninstall the old package with npm uninstall -g @githubnext/github-copilot-cli, install the new one with npm install -g @github/copilot (or via Homebrew, WinGet, or the install script described in the README), then run copilot and sign in with /login. We're closing this since it only affects the retired preview package.
Triaged as part of a Copilot SDK backlog review, with help from GitHub Copilot.
Activity
ga-sfr commentedon Dec 15, 2025
Codex fixed it this way:
jota-planradar commentedon Feb 4, 2026
So any timeline when this will be fixed?
ajbgm commentedon Apr 4, 2026
Any update on this error?
fac42 commentedon May 16, 2026
Can confirm that this bug still persists, also on version 0.1.36 of the CLI client.
patniko commentedon Oct 26, 2026
Thanks for reporting this, and sorry for the confusion.
github-copilot-cliv0.1.36 is an older preview package (@githubnext/github-copilot-clion npm) that is deprecated and no longer supported, and the waitlist host it contacts no longer exists, so this error can't be fixed in that package. This repository is for the current GitHub Copilot CLI, which is a separate tool: uninstall the old package withnpm uninstall -g @githubnext/github-copilot-cli, install the new one withnpm install -g @github/copilot(or via Homebrew, WinGet, or the install script described in the README), then runcopilotand sign in with/login. We're closing this since it only affects the retired preview package.Triaged as part of a Copilot SDK backlog review, with help from GitHub Copilot.