Remote SSH git integration stopped working

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Type: Bug

I routinely work on a linux server, connecting remotely from my Mac. Recently, rmote git integration stopped working. I tried it both on an Intel Mac running Sequoia and an Arm Mac running Tahoe, and in both cases I could not see which branch I was working on or uncommitted changes. I tried it from a Linux server, and initially it worked, but suggested I update VS code. After the update, it stopped working there, too. (Local git integration without remote ssh seems to work fine.)

I subsequently fixed my issue on my Arm Mac by going back to 1.117.0. It seems like this issue that started in 1.118.

Extension version: 0.122.0
VS Code version: Code 1.118.1 (Universal) (034f571df509819cc10b0c8129f66ef77a542f0e, 2026-04-29T17:36:44+03:00)
OS version: Darwin x64 24.6.0
Modes:
Connection to 'SSH: correlator9.fnal.gov' could not be established Canceled
Connection to 'SSH: correlator9.fnal.gov' could not be established Canceled
Remote OS version: Linux x64 5.14.0-570.52.1.el9_6.x86_64

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9980HK CPU @ 2.40GHz (16 x 2400)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled GPU0: VENDOR= 0x1002, DEVICE=0x7340, DRIVER_VENDOR=Intel, DRIVER_VERSION=15.7.5 GPU1: VENDOR= 0x8086, DEVICE=0x3e9b ACTIVE Machine model name: MacBookPro Machine model version: 16.1 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 webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	3, 9, 25
Memory (System)	32.00GB (0.09GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id 663ace9f-c321-4732-bd75-7a7ed2255325
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Connection to 'SSH: correlator9.fnal.gov' could not be established Canceled

Item	Value
Remote	SSH: correlator9.fnal.gov
OS	Linux x64 5.14.0-570.52.1.el9_6.x86_64
CPUs	13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13900K (32 x 800)
Memory (System)	93.54GB (11.44GB free)
VM	0%

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Start by reproducing the missing branch and uncommitted-change indicators over Remote SSH with VS Code 1.118.1 and extension 0.122.0, then compare the behavior with version 1.117.0. Done means remote Git integration again shows the current branch and uncommitted changes on the reported systems.

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