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Ask mode shows no more than 128 tools per request

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Dominant language
TypeScript
Stars
65
Forks
15
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

Type: Bug

activate ask mode, ask a question to let copilot use web search extension.

Extension version: 0.1.2025091801
VS Code version: Code 1.104.1 (0f0d87fa9e96c856c5212fc86db137ac0d783365, 2025-09-17T23:36:24.973Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
Modes:
Remote OS version: Linux x64 5.15.153.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
Connection to 'wsl+ubuntu' could not be established

System Info
Item Value
CPUs Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz (8 x 3408)
GPU Status 2d_canvas: enabled
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
vulkan: disabled_off
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled
webgpu: enabled
webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg) undefined
Memory (System) 31.93GB (5.13GB free)
Process Argv --crash-reporter-id 5423b8f6-4776-4d1d-a5c8-e5353dd4b4c6
Screen Reader no
VM 0%
Item Value
Remote WSL: ubuntu
OS Linux x64 5.15.153.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
CPUs Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6700 CPU @ 3.40GHz (4 x 0)
Memory (System) 3.83GB (0.58GB free)
VM 0%

Connection to 'wsl+ubuntu' could not be established

A/B Experiments
vsliv368:30146709
binariesv615:30325510
nativeloc1:31344060
dwcopilot:31170013
dwoutputs:31242946
copilot_t_ci:31333650
e5gg6876:31282496
996jf627:31283433
pythonrdcb7:31342333
usemplatestapi:31297334
aj953862:31281341
nesew2to5:31336538
cs4_fixed:31388788
nes-set-on:31340697
testaa123cf:31335227
6abeh943:31336334
envsdeactivate2:31353495
0927b901:31350571
ovs_t:31383295
0cj2b977:31352657
cloudbuttont:31379625
todos-1:31384886
v2-prompt:31370220
v66-short:31389165
control_gpt5applypatchexclusively:31387916
3efgi100_wstrepl:31382709
metis-embeddings:31388492
trigger-command-fix:31379601
auto_model_enabled:31385282
copilot-gpt-5-mini:31386632

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Reproduce the issue by activating Ask mode and asking Copilot to use the web search extension, using the listed VS Code and extension versions as context. No files, tests, or entry points are named, so first locate the request handling and tool-selection code; done means requests can use more than 128 tools without losing the web search extension.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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