diff --git a/sidecar/src/Kopaya.AgentHost/Services/CopilotConnectionMetadataResolver.cs b/sidecar/src/Kopaya.AgentHost/Services/CopilotConnectionMetadataResolver.cs
index 72d4fbe..06b9ce4 100644
--- a/sidecar/src/Kopaya.AgentHost/Services/CopilotConnectionMetadataResolver.cs
+++ b/sidecar/src/Kopaya.AgentHost/Services/CopilotConnectionMetadataResolver.cs
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ internal static partial class CopilotConnectionMetadataResolver
     {
         try
         {
+            (string executablePath, string[] arguments) = CreateCliCommand(cliContext, "version");
             CommandResult result = await RunProcessAsync(
-                executablePath: cliContext.CliPath,
-                arguments: ["version"],
+                executablePath: executablePath,
+                arguments: arguments,
                 environment: cliContext.Environment,
                 timeout: CopilotVersionTimeout,
                 cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
@@ -59,6 +60,18 @@ internal static partial class CopilotConnectionMetadataResolver
         }
     }
 
+    internal static (string ExecutablePath, string[] Arguments) CreateCliCommand(
+        CopilotCliContext cliContext,
+        params string[] arguments)
+    {
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(cliContext);
+        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(arguments);
+
+        return (
+            cliContext.LaunchPath,
+            [.. cliContext.LaunchArgs, .. arguments]);
+    }
+
     internal static SidecarCopilotCliVersionDiagnosticsDto ParseCliVersionOutput(
         string? standardOutput,
         string? standardError = null,
diff --git a/sidecar/tests/Kopaya.AgentHost.Tests/CopilotConnectionMetadataResolverTests.cs b/sidecar/tests/Kopaya.AgentHost.Tests/CopilotConnectionMetadataResolverTests.cs
index 4dbe16f..a126503 100644
--- a/sidecar/tests/Kopaya.AgentHost.Tests/CopilotConnectionMetadataResolverTests.cs
+++ b/sidecar/tests/Kopaya.AgentHost.Tests/CopilotConnectionMetadataResolverTests.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,22 @@ public sealed class CopilotConnectionMetadataResolverTests
         Assert.Equal("1.0.10", diagnostics.LatestVersion);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void CreateCliCommand_UsesLaunchPathAndAppendsCommandArguments()
+    {
+        CopilotCliContext cliContext = new(
+            CliPath: @"C:\tools\copilot.exe",
+            LaunchPath: @"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe",
+            LaunchArgs: ["/d", "/s", "/c", "copilot"],
+            Environment: new Dictionary<string, string>(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+
+        (string executablePath, string[] arguments) =
+            CopilotConnectionMetadataResolver.CreateCliCommand(cliContext, "version");
+
+        Assert.Equal(@"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe", executablePath);
+        Assert.Equal(["/d", "/s", "/c", "copilot", "version"], arguments);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void NormalizeHost_StripsSchemeAndTrailingSlash()
     {