Feature: Show git branch in working directory display

[spboyer]

Feature Request

Current behavior:
The Copilot CLI shows the current working directory above the prompt:
~/projects/my-app

Requested behavior:
Show the current git branch alongside the working directory:
~/projects/my-app (main) or ~/projects/my-app [feature/auth]

Why this would be helpful:

• Easy to lose track of which branch during long sessions
• Reduces need to run git branch --show-current
• Matches familiar shell prompt patterns
• Prevents accidental commits to wrong branch

Suggested implementation:

• Only show when inside a git repository
• Configurable in ~/.copilot/config.json
• Optionally show dirty state indicator (*)

[spboyer]

In the meantime, I have added the following to the top of .copilot/copilot-instructions.md

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Git Branch Display

When working in a git repository, always show the current branch at the start of your response:

**Branch: `<branch-name>`**

Run git branch --show-current to get the branch name. This helps track context during long sessions.

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[spboyer]

v0.0.396 now shows " ~/github/plain-html-test[⎇ main*]"

:-), configurable?

Updated instructions: .copilot/copilot-instructions.md

Git Branch Display

When working in a git repository, always show the current git status at the start of your response using this format:

**Branch: `<branch-name>` <status-indicators>**

Run this command to get the status:

branch=$(git branch --show-current 2>/dev/null)
if [ -n "$branch" ]; then
  upstream=$(git rev-list --left-right --count HEAD...@{upstream} 2>/dev/null || echo "0 0")
  ahead=$(echo $upstream | awk '{print $1}')
  behind=$(echo $upstream | awk '{print $2}')
  modified=$(git status --porcelain 2>/dev/null | grep -c '^ M' || echo 0)
  staged=$(git status --porcelain 2>/dev/null | grep -c '^[MARCD]' || echo 0)
  untracked=$(git status --porcelain 2>/dev/null | grep -c '^??' || echo 0)
  status=""
  [ "$ahead" -gt 0 ] 2>/dev/null && status+="↑$ahead "
  [ "$behind" -gt 0 ] 2>/dev/null && status+="↓$behind "
  [ "$modified" -gt 0 ] 2>/dev/null && status+="~$modified "
  [ "$staged" -gt 0 ] 2>/dev/null && status+="+$staged "
  [ "$untracked" -gt 0 ] 2>/dev/null && status+="?$untracked"
  echo "$branch ${status:-≡}"
fi

Status indicators:

• ≡ = clean (no changes)
• ↑n = n commits ahead of upstream
• ↓n = n commits behind upstream
• ~n = n modified files
• +n = n staged files
• ?n = n untracked files

This helps track context during long sessions.

--> output with each response: