VS Code Agents window shows permission prompts
12 posts since May 2026, all from GitHub.
“Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: No — reproduction requires GitHub Copilot Chat / the Agents window VS Code Version: 1.133.0 OS Version: Windows 11 Enterprise Description In the VS Code Agents window, an Agent Skill with disable model invocation: true…”
“The file that I put the setting it claims to have agents window settings, but in reality it does not. The setting needs to be moved.”
“Testing 333246 I signed in on an editor window and the sign in dialog stayed. I expected it to go away:”
Users are encountering unexpected permission dialogs when using the VS Code Agents window, disrupting workflow.
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“The file that I put the setting it claims to have agents window settings, but in reality it does not. The setting needs to be moved.”
Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes VS Code Version: 1.137.0 OS Version: Windows 10 Steps to Reproduce: 1. Do not sign in to GitHub (signed out, no Copilot…
“Testing 333246 I signed in on an editor window and the sign in dialog stayed. I expected it to go away: <img width="1007" height="786" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user attachments/assets/6b422b5e c538 45ed 8e15 d32a3c6fbdb7" /”
“Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: No — reproduction requires GitHub Copilot Chat / the Agents window VS Code Version: 1.133.0 OS Version: Windows 11 Enterprise Description In the VS Code Agents window, an Agent Skill with disable model invocation: true appears in the / command menu, but manually invoking the skill does not load or execute it. The same skill can be manually invoked successfully in regular VS Code GitHub Copilot Chat. If I remove disable model invocation: tr”
“Add a Show Editor Area action corresponding to the existing Hide Editor Area action in the Agents Window. The two actions should be contextually available based on the editor area visibility state, use consistent command/menu placement and labels, and support restoring the editor area after it has been hidden. Preserve focus behavior, layout state, accessibility, keybinding discoverability, and existing behavior outside the Agents Window.”
“Type: <b Bug</b Summary The keybinding Ctrl+Shift+A assigned to workbench.action.openAgentsWindow conflicts directly with core text editing functionality and user expectations. Furthermore, its when context clause is overly broad, capturing keystrokes even while editorTextFocus is active. Problem Description 1. Context Overlap: When editing code, pressing Ctrl+Shift+A invokes workbench.action.openAgentsWindow instead of block commenting or user customized editor actions, because the new Agent/Ch”
“Testing 326388 Ctrl+I does not work in Agents window On Windows. On pressing Ctrl+I in chat input, nothing happens. Works in VSCode chat editor.”
“Error Message Stack Trace at f (./src/vs/code/electron main/app.ts:320:0) at isAllowedVsCodeFileRequest (./src/vs/code/electron main/app.ts:360:0) <details <summary Raw Stack Trace (minified)</summary </details Details | Property | Value | | | | | Bucket ID | b8c4332b | | Version | 1.129.0 | | Commit | 125df467 | | Last Seen | Thu Jul 16 2026 23:57:19 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) | | Platforms | Windows, Linux, Mac | | Product | VSCode | T”
“Run a session in editor window Also watch it in agents window When the kusto extension tool is used, I see a permission prompt on the agents window for a few seconds each time <img width="968" height="291" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user attachments/assets/8ed16e2e d6ba 4b37 9b45 212df5d118bb" /”