"Publish to GitHub" defaults to broken HTTPS remote instead of SSH

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Since May 27, 2026.

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Description

Type: Bug

Steps to Reproduce:
  • Click "Publish to GitHub" on a new local repository.
  • Check the remote URL git remote -v.
Actual Behavior:

It configures an HTTPS Github Repo url https://github.com/.... Because GitHub requires SSH/tokens for authentication, subsequent terminal pushes fail immediately. The initial push only works because of VS Code's temporary OAuth helper.

Expected Behavior:

It should configure an SSH remote git@github.com:... so subsequent pushes actually work.

VS Code version: Code 1.121.0 (f6cfa2ea2403534de03f069bdf160d06451ed282, 2026-05-19T11:51:53+02:00)
OS version: Linux x64 7.0.0-15-generic
Modes:

System Info
Item Value
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GPU Status 2d_canvas: enabled
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GPU1: VENDOR= 0x8086, DEVICE=0x5917, DRIVER_VENDOR=Mesa, DRIVER_VERSION=26.0.3 ACTIVE
Machine model name:
Machine model version:
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: disabled_software
vulkan: disabled_off
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled
webgpu: disabled_off
webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg) 1, 1, 0
Memory (System) 14.99GB (2.57GB free)
Process Argv --crash-reporter-id 3ec79145-0ace-4d1e-949a-f50f798864e0
Screen Reader no
VM 0%
DESKTOP_SESSION ubuntu
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP ubuntu:GNOME
XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP ubuntu
XDG_SESSION_TYPE wayland
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cpp-devtools ms- 0.5.13
cpptools ms- 1.32.2
cpptools-extension-pack ms- 1.5.1
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