VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage
Users have reported that VS Code is automatically inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into Git commit messages regardless of whether GitHub Copilot was used. This behavior stems from a recent change enabled by default in the editor, raising concerns about attribution accuracy. Microsoft has not yet issued an official statement addressing the issue.
- ▪VS Code is automatically adding 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' to commit messages.
- ▪The change was implemented by default in a recent update.
- ▪Users report this occurs even when Copilot was not actively used.
- ▪The feature was enabled via a pull request titled 'Enabling ai co author by default'.
- ▪Microsoft has not publicly commented on the issue.
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