Reported issues for gk-cli
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[BUG] help should not actually perform anything
Description
I'm trying to upgrade gk-cli's package on nixpkgs
When i run one of the following commands :
gk --help
gk version
I got the following error :
Installing GitKraken core
cannot remove old binary: remove /etc/profiles/per-user/pinage404/bin/gk: read-only file system.
please, check if some MCP server is running, and shut it down
I am…
Read the thread · 2025-08-02 · open · external user · 10 comments
[BUG] GitHub copilot from VS2026 fails
Description
Trying to use GHCP from VS2026 with GK 3.1.55 fails with this error
[Conversations Information] [Conversations] Operation dca7aa98-8e91-4875-a20d-34fb2551b3df Start; Starting MCP client for server 'gitkraken'
[Conversations Information] [Conversations] Operation dca7aa98-8e91-4875-a20d-34fb2551b3df End; Result: Success; Successfully started MCP server 'gitkraken'
[Conversations Error] [Conversations] Transition effects failed during (Failed) for server 'gitkraken':…
[Read the thread](https://github.com/gitkraken/gk-cli/issues/203) · 2026-04-15 · open · external user · 1 comment
### [BUG] Copilot permission hook blocks ~65 seconds when no GitKraken client responds
### Description
GitKraken Desktop 12.5.0 installed a blocking `PermissionRequest` hook for GitHub Copilot CLI:
```json
{
"PermissionRequest": [
{
"command": "\"/Users/<user>/Library/Application Support/GitKrakenCLI/gk\" ai hook run --host copilot --blocking",
"timeout": 86400,
"type": "command"
}
]
}
When no GitKraken client accepts the blocking event, every Copilot permission request waits approximately 65 seconds before control returns to Copilot.
The…
Read the thread · 2026-09-24 · open · external user · 0 comments
MCP server reports "must be authenticated" while gk auth login shows an active login (Windows)
Summary
gk mcp returns "you must sign into your GitKraken account" for every tool call, while the exact same gk.exe in the same install directory reports an active login.
Install dir: %LOCALAPPDATA%\GitKrakenCLI
Steps to reproduce
winget install gitkraken.cligk version— bootstraps core into%LOCALAPPDATA%\GitKrakenCLIgk auth login—Welcome to GitKraken CLI, <username>- Run
gk mcpvia an MCP client and call any tool
Expected
Tools return data.
##…
Read the thread · 2026-09-14 · open · external user · 0 comments
[MCP] issues_create for Jira posts the Markdown body as literal text (no ADF / wiki-markup conversion)
This is a GitKraken MCP server issue (the
issues_create/issues_add_commenttools), not agkCLI command issue.
Summary
issues_create with provider: "jira" sends body to Jira Cloud as a plain string. Jira Cloud does not parse Markdown server-side, so the description arrives as a single unformatted paragraph: headings, bold, tables, fenced code blocks and lists all render as literal ##, **, |---| and backtick characters, and every line break collapses into a space.…
Read the thread · 2026-09-08 · closed · external user · 0 comments
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