[Bug] Copilot plugin installed but not loaded in Eclipse 2026-09 (4.41.0) · Issue #481 · microsoft/copilot-for-eclipse · GitHub
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[Bug] Copilot plugin installed but not loaded in Eclipse 2026-09 (4.41.0) #481

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Environment

  • OS: Linux (Ubuntu)
  • Eclipse Version: 2026-09 (4.41.0), Build ID: 4.41.0.20260903-0719
  • Plugin Version: 0.21.0.202609081612_nightly
  • Java Version used by Eclipse: 25.0.4.1 (Eclipse Adoptium)
  • Installation Method: Eclipse Marketplace / Nightly Update Site
  • Eclipse Installation: Snap
    Describe the bug
    The GitHub Copilot plugin installs successfully and its bundles are present on disk and registered in bundles.info, but the plugin is not loaded by Eclipse.

After restarting Eclipse:

No GitHub Copilot menu is available.
No Copilot views are available under "Show View".
No Copilot functionality appears anywhere in the UI.
The plugin does not appear under Help -> About Eclipse IDE -> Installation Details -> Plug-ins.
There are no visible Copilot-related errors in the Eclipse workspace log or when launching Eclipse with -consoleLog.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Start Eclipse IDE 2026-09 (4.41.0).
  2. Install GitHub Copilot plugin version 0.21.0.202609081612_nightly.
  3. Restart Eclipse when prompted.
  4. Open:
    Window -> Show View -> Other
    Help -> About Eclipse IDE -> Installation Details -> Plug-ins
  5. Search for "Copilot".

** Actual Result**

  • No Copilot menu entries are available.
  • No Copilot views are available.
  • No com.microsoft.copilot.* plugins appear in the loaded Plug-ins list.
    Expected behavior
    GitHub Copilot menus and views should be available.
    com.microsoft.copilot.* bundles should appear in the Plug-ins list.
    Copilot functionality should be accessible in Eclipse.
    Screenshots
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Additional context
The plugin installation appears successful.

The following bundles are present under the Eclipse plugins directory:

com.microsoft.copilot.eclipse.branding_0.21.0.202609081612_nightly.jar
com.microsoft.copilot.eclipse.core_0.21.0.202609081612_nightly.jar
com.microsoft.copilot.eclipse.core.agent.linux.x64_0.21.0.202609081612_nightly.jar
com.microsoft.copilot.eclipse.terminal.api_0.21.0.202609081612_nightly.jar
com.microsoft.copilot.eclipse.ui_0.21.0.202609081612_nightly.jar
com.microsoft.copilot.eclipse.ui.jobs_0.21.0.202609081612_nightly.jar
The bundles are also present in:

eclipse/configuration/org.eclipse.equinox.simpleconfigurator/bundles.info

Example entries:

com.microsoft.copilot.eclipse.branding,0.21.0.202609081612_nightly,...
com.microsoft.copilot.eclipse.core,0.21.0.202609081612_nightly,...
com.microsoft.copilot.eclipse.core.agent.linux.x64,0.21.0.202609081612_nightly,...
com.microsoft.copilot.eclipse.terminal.api,0.21.0.202609081612_nightly,...
com.microsoft.copilot.eclipse.ui,0.21.0.202609081612_nightly,...
com.microsoft.copilot.eclipse.ui.jobs,0.21.0.202609081612_nightly,...

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