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Description
Getting this error:
Remote control unavailable
Failed to update remote control: RPC error -32603: Request session.remote.enable failed with message: Failed to set up remote session. Ensure the working directory is a GitHub repository and you are authenticated.
Had my agent summarize after lots of correcting attempts:
/remote consistently fails in Copilot app 1.1.19 on Windows, using CLI runtime 1.0.84-4, with RPC error -32603: “Failed to set up remote session. Ensure the working directory is a GitHub repository and you are authenticated.” The repository has a valid GitHub remote, and authenticated repository access works; removing and re-adding the project as a GitHub repository and signing out, fully restarting, and signing back in did not resolve it. Logs show a successful GitHub OAuth sign-in and repository fetch, followed by No authentication token available; remote export disabled when enabling remote control, suggesting an authentication-handoff issue between the app and remote-control runtime.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| App version | 1.1.19 |
| OS | Windows 10.0.26200 |
| Theme | GitHub |
| Path | /chat |
| Tenure | Day 1 |
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing /remote from the /chat path in Copilot app 1.1.19 on Windows with the reported repository and authenticated account. Review the OAuth sign-in, repository fetch, and “No authentication token available” log sequence to trace the handoff to the remote-control runtime. Done means remote control enables without the RPC -32603 error.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- github
- Domain
- authentication, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100