How does ShardStitch recover GitHub Copilot work?

ShardStitch preserves the local diff, verification state, failed attempts, and next action so a Copilot session can restart from project evidence instead of a stale chat.

Does ShardStitch directly integrate with GitHub Copilot?

Copilot coverage is informational, not a native integration. Use ShardStitch to build a local continuation packet, then continue in Copilot or another AI coding tool.

Can ShardStitch recover after a Copilot session stalls?

Yes. ShardStitch can rebuild from disk evidence, changed files, failed commands, and verified checks so the next Copilot prompt starts from a smaller, safer state.

GitHub Copilot failure recovery guides.

These guides cover reported Copilot agent failure states and how to preserve work before restarting.

Support boundary: Copilot is informational coverage, not a native ShardStitch integration. Use scan-and-copy recovery and verify the repository locally.

Failure guides.

Agent stuck after command

The terminal finished but Copilot keeps spinning.

Chat infinite retry loop

Repeated edits and commands without convergence.

Complete/incomplete loop

The UI claims completion while work remains uncertain.

Send button disabled

A frozen request blocks the next action.

Recovery path.

Stop the failing request, inspect the current project state, separate verified facts from session claims, and restart with one bounded action. ShardStitch builds a continuation packet from local evidence so the next session does not need the entire transcript.

Use this page when Copilot loses the thread.

Identify whether the failure is a terminal stall, retry loop, incomplete completion state, or disabled send action. Preserve the diff and command output before restarting, then use the relevant guide to choose one bounded verification step.

Copilot coverage here is informational rather than a native integration claim. ShardStitch prepares local scan-and-copy recovery material; the repository and Copilot current behavior remain the things to verify.

Classify the failure before retrying.

Preserve the local state first: record the repository root and branch, inspect git status and the diff, and save the terminal output. Then choose the guide by the observable symptom rather than asking Copilot to repeat the same action.

Command finished, agent still spinning: compare the terminal result with the files changed. Treat the agent state as unresolved until the requested outcome is verified.
Repeated edits or tool calls: stop the loop, note the repeated action and last useful output, and do not allow another identical retry without a new check.
Copilot says complete but work is missing: compare the request with the diff and run the focused test; a completion message is not test evidence.
Send is disabled: preserve the draft and repository state before refreshing or opening another chat, so unsent instructions are not mistaken for completed work.

Primary issue reports.

VS Code Copilot issue #13592 is linked from the agent-stall and completion-state guides.
VS Code Copilot issue #5184 is the report cited by the retry-loop guide.
VS Code issue #303727 is cited by the disabled-send guide.

These are individual issue reports, not estimates of how common a failure is or proof of a universal fix. Check each report's current status, affected versions, and environment before applying a workaround. The linked recovery guides carry the symptom-specific steps; this hub helps choose between them.

Resume with one bounded check.

After classifying the symptom, choose one verification action that can finish quickly, run it in the repository or client that owns the work, and record its actual result. Then hand the next session the verified diff, failed attempt, and remaining action. Copilot support here is informational; ShardStitch prepares local scan-and-copy recovery material and does not claim a native Copilot integration.

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