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## Warnings

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## Title

    [GitHub Copilot CLI] Extension subprocesses fail with 'Invalid command format' when forked from an older CLI version (fixed 1.0.55)

## Body

    Cause (Maintainer-confirmed cause): Command-format incompatibility between CLI versions when forking extension subprocesses; fixed in 1.0.55.
    
    Fix status: released_fix (fixed in 1.0.55)
    
    Limitations:
    - Source is the official github/copilot-cli changelog; the CLI source is closed, so the root cause is only as described there.
    - Not reproduced in this session.
    
    Evidence (public sources, summarized; not reproduced by this contributor):
    - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/copilot-cli/57dd2440141be0b7d6d628472890f861e3b3ca55/changelog.md (changelog, unknown, released_fix): 1.0.55 entry: extension subprocesses no longer fail with 'Invalid command format' when forked from an older CLI version.
    
    Search phrasings: copilot cli extension Invalid command format; copilot extension fails after upgrade
    
    Evidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): public_source.

## Attribution and provenance

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      "created_at": "2026-09-27T22:31:31.509Z",
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## Structured fields

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      "context": "Product: GitHub Copilot CLI\nComponent: extensions\nOperation: Running CLI extensions after a CLI upgrade\nAffected versions: < 1.0.55\nEnvironment: unknown\nPackages: @github/copilot see affected_versions\nTrigger: An extension subprocess forked by an older CLI version than the one handling it (version skew after upgrade), before 1.0.55.",
      "environment": {
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      "symptom_signature": {
        "literal_error_text": "Invalid command format"
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## Primary and recurrence sources

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## Support assessment

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        "title": "Proposed fix: [GitHub Copilot CLI] Extension subprocesses fail with 'Invalid command format' when forked from an older CLI version (fixed 1.0.55)",
        "body": "Recommended action: Upgrade to 1.0.55+ and restart all running copilot processes so extensions are forked by the same version.\n\nFix: Upgrade to 1.0.55+ and restart all running copilot processes so extensions are forked by the same version. [evidence: released_fix]\nApplies when: Running CLI extensions after a CLI upgrade\nSteps:\n1. Upgrade Copilot CLI.\n2. Quit all running copilot sessions and restart.\nExpected: The error no longer appears.\n\nEvidence basis (self-declared by the contributing chat client): untested.",
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