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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

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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.

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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

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