Duplicate command registration error when installing... | continuedev/continue

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Type: Bug

Description
When installing the Continue.continue extension version 2.0.0 inside a WSL (Ubuntu) environment, VS Code reports a duplicate command registration error:

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Command continue.focusContinueInput already registered by Continue - open-source AI code agent (Continue.continue)
The extension installs successfully and works (e.g., can be triggered via Ctrl+L), but the error appears every time VS Code starts or the extension is installed.

Steps to Reproduce
Open WSL (Ubuntu).

Launch VS Code using:

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code .
Install the extension:

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code --install-extension Continue.continue
Restart VS Code.

Expected Behavior
The extension should register its commands only once and should not produce errors during installation or startup.

Actual Behavior
VS Code reports a duplicate command registration error:

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Command continue.focusContinueInput already registered
The extension still works, but the error appears consistently.

Additional Information
Continue is not installed in the Windows (LOCAL) environment.

Only one copy of the extension exists in WSL:

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~/.vscode-server/extensions/continue.continue-2.0.0-linux-x64
The error persists after removing and reinstalling the extension.

Environment:

Host OS: Windows 11

Remote: WSL2 Ubuntu

VS Code: Remote WSL + VS Code Server (latest)

Extension version: 2.0.0
VS Code version: Code 1.133.0 (a5b500951314efd502d07465bd138dfbd714a960, 2026-08-11T22:14:08Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Modes:
Remote OS version: Linux x64 5.15.90.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2+

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600KF (16 x 3686)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled GPU0: VENDOR= 0x10de, DEVICE=0x2507 [NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050], DRIVER_VENDOR=NVIDIA, DRIVER_VERSION=32.0.16.1088 ACTIVE GPU1: VENDOR= 0x1414, DEVICE=0x008c [Microsoft Basic Render Driver], DRIVER_VERSION=10.0.26100.8972 Machine model name: Machine model version: direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled webgl: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	31.85GB (17.12GB free)
Process Argv	--folder-uri vscode-remote://wsl%2Bubuntu/home/vmc/vender-1 --crash-reporter-id e11ab295-1fc3-496c-ba57-8ef5bcf46b93
Screen Reader	no
VM	33%

Item	Value
Remote	WSL: Ubuntu
OS	Linux x64 5.15.90.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2+
CPUs	12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600KF (16 x 0)
Memory (System)	15.62GB (13.79GB free)
VM	0%

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Reproduce the issue with code ., installing Continue.continue in WSL, and restarting VS Code, then trace where continue.focusContinueInput is registered during extension startup. Done means the extension still works in the WSL environment without reporting a duplicate command registration error.

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