diff --git a/src/specify_cli/integrations/copilot/__init__.py b/src/specify_cli/integrations/copilot/__init__.py
index 1a8285d7c4..f4e8b1f7d8 100644
--- a/src/specify_cli/integrations/copilot/__init__.py
+++ b/src/specify_cli/integrations/copilot/__init__.py
@@ -47,13 +47,15 @@
 
 
 def _copilot_executable() -> str:
-    """Return the executable name for Copilot CLI on this platform.
+    """Return the available Copilot CLI executable for this platform."""
+    if os.name != "nt":
+        return "copilot"
 
-    On Windows, subprocess invocation is reliable with `copilot.cmd`.
-    """
-    if os.name == "nt":
-        return "copilot.cmd"
-    return "copilot"
+    for candidate in ("copilot.exe", "copilot.cmd", "copilot"):
+        if shutil.which(candidate):
+            return candidate
+
+    return "copilot.cmd"
 
 
 def _allow_all() -> bool:
@@ -292,10 +294,8 @@ def options(cls) -> list[IntegrationOption]:
     def _resolve_executable(self) -> str:
         """Return the Copilot CLI executable, respecting the env-var override.
 
-        Checks ``SPECKIT_INTEGRATION_COPILOT_EXECUTABLE`` first.  Falls
-        back to the platform-specific default from ``_copilot_executable()``
-        (``copilot.cmd`` on Windows, ``copilot`` elsewhere) so that
-        existing behaviour is preserved when the env var is unset.
+        Checks ``SPECKIT_INTEGRATION_COPILOT_EXECUTABLE`` first, then
+        discovers the platform-specific default from ``_copilot_executable``.
         """
         env_name = "SPECKIT_INTEGRATION_COPILOT_EXECUTABLE"
         override = os.environ.get(env_name, "").strip()
diff --git a/tests/integrations/test_extra_args.py b/tests/integrations/test_extra_args.py
index 0ab68cb43a..045f376acc 100644
--- a/tests/integrations/test_extra_args.py
+++ b/tests/integrations/test_extra_args.py
@@ -639,6 +639,76 @@ def test_executable_env_var_copilot_unset_uses_platform_default(monkeypatch):
     assert args[0] == _copilot_executable()
 
 
+def test_copilot_windows_discovers_exe_on_path(monkeypatch):
+    """A native Windows executable is selected when it is the only match."""
+    import specify_cli.integrations.copilot as copilot
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(copilot.os, "name", "nt")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        copilot.shutil,
+        "which",
+        lambda candidate: r"C:\Tools\copilot.exe" if candidate == "copilot.exe" else None,
+    )
+
+    assert copilot._copilot_executable() == "copilot.exe"
+
+
+def test_copilot_windows_prefers_exe_over_cmd(monkeypatch):
+    """Windows executable discovery uses the documented candidate order."""
+    import specify_cli.integrations.copilot as copilot
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(copilot.os, "name", "nt")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        copilot.shutil,
+        "which",
+        lambda candidate: candidate if candidate in {"copilot.exe", "copilot.cmd"} else None,
+    )
+
+    assert copilot._copilot_executable() == "copilot.exe"
+
+
+def test_copilot_windows_keeps_historical_fallback(monkeypatch):
+    """Missing Windows candidates retain the historical executable name."""
+    import specify_cli.integrations.copilot as copilot
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(copilot.os, "name", "nt")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(copilot.shutil, "which", lambda candidate: None)
+
+    assert copilot._copilot_executable() == "copilot.cmd"
+
+
+def test_copilot_executable_env_var_precedes_path_discovery(monkeypatch):
+    """The explicit executable override remains higher priority than PATH."""
+    import specify_cli.integrations.copilot as copilot
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(copilot.os, "name", "nt")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(copilot.shutil, "which", lambda candidate: candidate)
+    monkeypatch.setenv("SPECKIT_INTEGRATION_COPILOT_EXECUTABLE", "/opt/copilot")
+
+    assert copilot.CopilotIntegration()._resolve_executable() == "/opt/copilot"
+
+
+def test_copilot_dispatch_command_uses_path_discovery(monkeypatch):
+    """Command dispatch uses the executable discovered on Windows PATH."""
+    import specify_cli.integrations.copilot as copilot
+    import subprocess
+
+    capture = _RunCapture()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(copilot.os, "name", "nt")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        copilot.shutil,
+        "which",
+        lambda candidate: r"C:\Tools\copilot.exe" if candidate == "copilot.exe" else None,
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(subprocess, "run", capture)
+    monkeypatch.setenv("SPECKIT_COPILOT_ALLOW_ALL_TOOLS", "0")
+
+    copilot.CopilotIntegration().dispatch_command("speckit.plan", args="body", stream=False)
+
+    assert capture.captured_args is not None
+    assert capture.captured_args[0] == "copilot.exe"
+
+
 def test_executable_env_var_copilot_dispatch_command(monkeypatch):
     """CopilotIntegration.dispatch_command honours the executable env var."""
     import subprocess