GitHub Copilot Agent fails with 408 user_request_timeout across all models even with MCP disabled
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## Description
GitHub Copilot Agent is currently unusable for me because almost every request fails with HTTP 408 `user_request_timeout`.
The problem occurs across multiple models. I initially suspected that an MCP server (Figma) might be contributing to the request size, but I disabled Figma/MCP and reproduced the same issue.
Even a simple request such as:
> help me to understand this workspace?
fails with the same error.
Changing the selected model does not resolve the problem.
## Error
```text
Sorry, your request failed. Please try again.
Client Request Id: e466c439-b494-4d66-afc7-4cf25d6aef57
GH Request Id: 05F6:3EC5D3:23EF31A:293DF2B:6A9A51C6
Reason: Request Failed: 408
{"error":{"message":"Timed out reading request body. Try again, or use a smaller request size.","code":"user_request_timeout"}}
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