microsoft / microsoft/vscode-remote-release

unable to open folder in the file explorer after sucessfully sshing to the cluster

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Description

Type: Bug

I’m able to initially connect(ssh) to the cluster, but when I click the “Open Folder” button in the folder explorer of the Remote-SSH extension, it attempts to reconnect and enters an endless loading state.

Extension version: 0.113.1
VS Code version: Cursor 1.1.5 (ef5eeb47a684b4c217dfaf0463aa7ea952f8ab90, 2025-06-21T05:31:17.701Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22631
Modes:
Remote OS version: Linux x64 5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4.x86_64

System Info
Item Value
CPUs Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz (16 x 2904)
GPU Status 2d_canvas: enabled
canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on
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
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
vulkan: disabled_off
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled
webgpu: enabled
webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg) undefined
Memory (System) 31.72GB (9.97GB free)
Process Argv
Screen Reader no
VM 0%
Item Value
Remote SSH: gautschi
OS Linux x64 5.14.0-427.28.1.el9_4.x86_64
CPUs AMD EPYC 9654 96-Core Processor (384 x 0)
Memory (System) 755.29GB (688.26GB free)
VM 0%

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the Remote-SSH workflow described: connect successfully to the Linux cluster, then select “Open Folder” in the folder explorer using the reported extension and Cursor versions. Inspect the reconnection and loading behavior; done means opening a remote folder completes without an endless loading state. No source file or test is named in the issue.

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Assessment

Tech stack
vscode
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
18/100

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