Bug: Voice mode cannot be enabled - Failed to fetch model catalog (catalog unreachable on corporate VPN)
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## Bug: Cannot enable voice mode — "Failed to fetch model catalog" / "Couldn''t load voice model catalog"
### Summary
Activating voice mode with `/voice` fails because the CLI cannot fetch the voice (STT) model catalog. Voice mode can''t be enabled at all, since the catalog must be reachable before any speech-to-text model can be downloaded.
### What I see
Two dialogs appear when trying to enable voice mode:
**1) Voice models picker:**
```
Voice models
No STT models available.
Your CLI may be out of date. Run /update to update, or download from:
https://github.com/github/copilot-cli/releases
Failed to fetch model catalog. Press r to retry.
```
**2) Blocking dialog:**
```
Couldn''t load voice model catalog
The voice model catalog couldn''t be fetched.
Voice mode can''t be enabled until the catalog is reachable. Check your network connection and retry.
> Retry
Cancel
```
Pressing `r` / **Retry** does not resolve it — the catalog still fails to load and no STT models become available, so voice mode never enables.
### Steps to reproduce
1. Run the Copilot CLI.
2. Invoke `/voice` to enable voice mode (dictation transcription via Foundry Local).
3. The CLI attempts to fetch the voice model catalog and fails with the errors above.
### Environment
- OS: Windows 11 (arm64)
- Copilot CLI version: 1.0.57
- Network: corporate environment. The machine was connected to a corporate VPN (Azure VPN). The failure occurs in this restricted-network context, which strongly suggests the model-catalog / model-download endpoints are being blocked by the VPN/proxy/firewall.
### Expected behavior
- Voice mode should be able to fetch the model catalog and download STT models in corporate/proxy/VPN environments, OR
- The error should clearly identify the exact endpoint(s) it''s trying to reach (host/URL) and respect system/HTTP(S) proxy settings, so the URLs can be allow-listed.
### Impact
Voice mode is completely unusable in restricted-network/VPN environments because the catalog fetch is a hard prerequisite and there is no offline / manual model-install fallback surfaced in the UI.
### Suggested improvements
- Surface the exact catalog/model URLs in the error so they can be allow-listed.
- Honor `HTTPS_PROXY` / system proxy and custom CA settings for the catalog + model download.
- Provide an offline / manual model-install path when the catalog is unreachable.
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Comienza con el flujo /voice y reproduce el problema en Windows 11 arm64 mientras estás conectado a la Azure VPN corporativa. Rastrea la solicitud al catálogo de modelos de voz de Foundry Local y la ruta de descarga del modelo, registrando el endpoint y el comportamiento del proxy o de la custom-CA. Se considera terminado cuando el modo de voz puede cargar modelos STT en la red restringida indicada o la UI muestra instrucciones prácticas sobre el endpoint y el proxy.
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Evaluación
- Stack tecnológico
- shell
- Área
- cli, networking
- Tipo de issue
- Error
- Dificultad
- 4/5
- Tiempo estimado
- 3-5 días
- Estado de actividad
- Tranquilo
- Claridad
- Bastante claro
- Aptitud para principiantes
- 45/100