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View All on GitHub Request GitHub Core Support: Copilot Cannot Access Markdown Files via Code Search about 2 months ago
AI Summary: Copilot is unable to access markdown files in a public GitHub repository via code search or API, despite the files being visible in the web UI. This issue, indicated by an error 'Failed to execute lexical code search,' prevents Copilot from generating documentation and blocks programmatic workflows. The user requests GitHub investigate this as a core platform issue related to backend code search or file indexing.
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