VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage

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cwebster-99 commented Apr 15, 2026

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Enabling ai co author by default cfcebf4 cwebster-99 requested review from Copilot and dmitrivMS April 15, 2026 21:22 cwebster-99 marked this pull request as ready for review April 15, 2026 21:22 Copy link Copy Markdown Contributor

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📬 CODENOTIFY The following users are being notified based on files changed in this PR: @lszomoru Matched files: extensions/git/package.json extensions/git/src/repository.ts

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Pull request overview

This PR changes the Git extension’s git.addAICoAuthor setting so that AI co-author trailers are enabled by default, making the default behavior automatically add a Co-authored-by trailer when AI-generated code contributions are detected.

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• Updates git.addAICoAuthor configuration default from "off" to "all".

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File	Description
extensions/git/package.json	Switches the default value of git.addAICoAuthor to enable AI co-author trailers by default.

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		],
		"scope": "resource",
		"default": "off",
		"default": "all",

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The configuration schema default was changed to "all", but the runtime fallback in extensions/git/src/repository.ts still calls config.get('addAICoAuthor', 'off'). This is now out of sync and can lead to unexpected behavior in contexts where the contributed configuration defaults aren't loaded (e.g., some tests/hosts), and it makes the intended default unclear. Update the runtime fallback to match the schema default (or omit the fallback so the contributed default is used).

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	"default": "all",
	"default": "off",

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Screenshot Changes Base: 3c1b53dd Current: eec3f9cf Changed (3) chat/aiCustomizations/aiCustomizationManagementEditor/McpBrowseMode/Light Before After editor/inlineCompletions/other/JumpToHint/Dark Before After agentSessionsViewer/NeedsInput/Light Before After blocks-ci screenshots changed Replace the contents of test/componentFixtures/blocks-ci-screenshots.md with: Updated blocks-ci-screenshots.md <!-- auto-generated by CI — do not edit manually --> #### editor/codeEditor/CodeEditor/Dark  #### editor/codeEditor/CodeEditor/Light 

Updating the fallback 35a83af dmitrivMS approved these changes Apr 16, 2026 View reviewed changes Hide details View details dmitrivMS merged commit 7049f52 into main Apr 16, 2026 25 of 26 checks passed

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dmitrivMS deleted the dear-alpaca branch April 16, 2026 01:27 vs-code-engineering Bot added this to the 1.117.0 milestone Apr 16, 2026 Copy link Copy Markdown

rgs2151 commented Apr 25, 2026

Why in the world would you default this! 😡

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anonymni-hlasatel commented Apr 25, 2026

Wth.. makeing this default behaviour and not notifying users is crazy

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flying-sheep commented Apr 26, 2026

please revert until it actually works. I have "chat.disableAIFeatures": true and co-authored by copilot still gets inserted into most commits. This is absolutely unacceptable.

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edenchazard commented Apr 26, 2026

Any explanation for the choice to make this default? Now I know why random commits of mine were suddenly being "co-authored by copilot" despite not using copilot with that commit. I just don't get the point of this at all.

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jamiejcole commented Apr 27, 2026 • edited Loading

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This is absolutely ridiculous and should not at all be defaulted. Especially when not using Copilot whatsoever.

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marxoffice commented Apr 27, 2026 • edited Loading

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So the logic here was: "Let's inject our own name into every commit, even for users who never used Copilot, and ship it as a silent default." Who thought that was okay? It's vandalism. Shameful. Update: I can personally confirm this: on multiple recent commits I hand-wrote every commit message and never touched Copilot while coding, yet there it is — Co-authored-by: Copilot copilot@github.com — injected anyway. At the very least, people who write their own commit messages in the vscode git UI deserve WYSIWYG. That's the bare minimum of respect for the user.

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ringoz commented Apr 28, 2026

I am not using copilot, I have "chat.disableAIFeatures" and co-authored by copilot still gets inserted into commits.

NoiceBroice referenced this pull request in ThomasSnowden37/Harmoniq-Charts Apr 29, 2026 added admin profiles … 5c22231 Co-authored-by: Copilot <copilot@github.com> Copy link Copy Markdown

cloudyluna commented May 2, 2026

what the hell

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gabereiser commented May 2, 2026

I guess when no one uses your service, you have to pretend people are by adding it to commit messages without their knowledge. Whether they used it or not. This is exactly why Microsoft can’t be trusted with your code, your commits, or your SDLC.

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0xku commented May 2, 2026

I was warming up to zed. Stuff like this leaves me no choice but switch completely.

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gokaygurcan commented May 2, 2026

sigh.. lemme add "git.addAICoAuthor": "off" in my config file and get it done with. thank you micros~1.

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GerardoSuarezRamos commented May 2, 2026

Cursor handles this differently — there's no automatic attribution because the workflow assumes you're reviewing every diff before commit. The author is whoever ran git commit, full stop. The Microsoft approach feels off because it conflates "I used the editor" with "I co-authored this," which devalues the signal that Co-Authored-by is supposed to carry. The deeper issue: if every commit made in any IDE with AI features carries a Co-Authored-by tag, the metadata becomes noise. We already have a hard time tracking real authorship in PR-heavy workflows; auto-tagging makes it worse.

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Why force this on unsuspecting users, I guess Zed 1.0 will see better adoption. Congrats, you've made it to HN1 front page and not in a good light if I might add. Footnotes https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47989883 ↩

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whitequark commented May 2, 2026

Quick question: what the fuck is wrong with you?

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This is dumb? Microslop..... Oh well. Time to figure out how to properly use vim and zed .

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SpriteOvO commented May 2, 2026

When I see this, I realize it's time to move to Zed completely, at this perfect timing -- they just released version 1.0, and best of all, it has a single option to disable all AI features globally. Goodbye VSC.

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Microsoft flushing all the reputation they tried to recover by "embracing" the open-source community down the toilet. We were the frogs giving the scorpion Microslop another chance riding on our backs, but they never let go of their true nature.

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opticaldrive commented May 2, 2026

Zed is very nice and we should all just move to it now.

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claudiug commented May 2, 2026

just use https://zed.dev/

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TeriyakiBomb commented May 2, 2026

Jesus, what is this?! It's times like this I'm so glad I dumped VSCode years ago. Zed is good, Neovim is good, Helix is good, Kakoune is good. There are choices people. Sack this shite application off.

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slackline commented May 2, 2026

Perhaps a good reason to seek out a different IDE. FOSS software is a good choice in this regard. I use Emacs myself.

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woctezuma commented May 2, 2026

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ArmanJR commented May 2, 2026

back in 2009 I used windows to buy a software engineering book from amazon. go ahead add Co-Authored-by Bill Gates to my PRs. come on i'm waiting.

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mateolafalce commented May 2, 2026

Average PM 🤡

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yzqzss commented May 2, 2026

Uninstalling, good bye, I'll never switch back to the M$ slop editor.

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ikidd commented May 2, 2026

Do they give you the lobotomy before your initial job orientation at Microsoft, or after? I wonder if you have to use up vacation days for the recovery time.

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alxndr42 commented May 2, 2026

Slopya Nadella likes this.

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Atulin commented May 2, 2026

What in the actual fuck?

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lisanna-dettwyler commented May 2, 2026

This is batshit insane

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ImKventis commented May 2, 2026

misplay

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ItsMrCube commented May 2, 2026

This is insanity, please revert

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