microsoft / microsoft/vscode

When I close the VScode application, my chat with the AI in VScode is lost. This has been occuring for the last ~3 monthsI have the github copilot plus subscription. Aditionally, when the token associated with my github copilot are depleted, the AI in VScode will lock and not allow even use of the free AI tokens for non-github colpiot uses, the AI simple tells me the monthly limit is reached and blcks all AI usage until the start of the following month. THis behavior has been during last month and this mont

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Description

Type: Bug

Start and AI session in teh VScode window. CLose VScode. Reopen VScode and the AI session is gone. Open the AI session side window and it will always be an empty new session.

VS Code version: Code 1.129.1 (8a7abeba6e03ea3af87bfbce9a1b7e48fed567b8, 2026-07-17T15:35:09Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Modes:

System Info

|Item|Value|
|---|---|
|CPUs|Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 9 185H (22 x 3072)|
|GPU Status|2d_canvas: enabled
GPU0: VENDOR= 0x8086, DEVICE=0x7d55 [Intel(R) Arc(TM) Graphics], DRIVER_VENDOR=Intel, DRIVER_VERSION=32.0.101.6127 *ACTIVE*
GPU1: VENDOR= 0x1414, DEVICE=0x008c [Microsoft Basic Render Driver], DRIVER_VERSION=10.0.26100.8875
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: enabled
webgl: enabled
webgpu: enabled
webnn: disabled_off|
|Load (avg)|undefined|
|Memory (System)|31.68GB (14.25GB free)|
|Process Argv|--crash-reporter-id 455c8315-4566-45fd-8d0a-e61ff8030a8c|
|Screen Reader|no|
|VM|0%|
Extensions (14)

Name|Identifier|Author|Version
---|---|---|---
ESP-IDF|espressif.esp-idf-extension|espressif|2.1.0
Rainbow CSV|mechatroner.rainbow-csv|mechatroner|3.24.1
Python Debugger|ms-python.debugpy|ms-python|2026.6.0
Python|ms-python.python|ms-python|2026.4.0
Pylance|ms-python.vscode-pylance|ms-python|2026.2.1
Python Environments|ms-python.vscode-python-envs|ms-python|1.36.0
CMake Tools|ms-vscode.cmake-tools|ms-vscode|1.23.52
C/C++ DevTools|ms-vscode.cpp-devtools|ms-vscode|0.5.13
C/C++|ms-vscode.cpptools|ms-vscode|1.32.2
C/C++ Extension Pack|ms-vscode.cpptools-extension-pack|ms-vscode|1.5.1
Makefile Tools|ms-vscode.makefile-tools|ms-vscode|0.12.17
PowerShell|ms-vscode.powershell|ms-vscode|2025.4.0
PlatformIO IDE|platformio.platformio-ide|platformio|3.3.4
YAML|redhat.vscode-yaml|redhat|1.24.0

A/B Experiments

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cp_cls_t_1081:31454832
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c9b86496:31447327
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idci7584:31464702
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chat:31457767
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jbcp_cls_pctr_t:31531130
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cp_intellij_t_nes:31548657
gf14b233:31526830
nes-curr-leftover-1500:31538366
h561g132:31533256
sessions_3:31532893
chatquotatrajectorynudge-control:31548766
ihg5j128:31534457
f412h606:31551416
7g2b5551:31542111
allow-none:31553854
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```

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