Agents Web: Expose ChatGPT/Codex providers from remote Agent Host
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- Dominant language
- TypeScript
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Description
When connecting to a remote Agent Host through https://insiders.vscode.dev/agents (for example via a VS Code tunnel), the model/provider picker only exposes GitHub/Copilot options such as Auto, even when the desktop Agent Host is configured and authenticated for ChatGPT/Codex.
Requested behavior
Expose the same Agent Host providers/models remotely that are available on the host, including ChatGPT-authenticated Codex.
Current behavior
Desktop Agent Host has ChatGPT/Codex available.
Remote connection through the Agents web client works.
Remote model picker only exposes GitHub/Copilot options.
Ideally, provider/model availability should remain consistent when accessing the same Agent Host remotely.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at the Agents web client entry point, https://insiders.vscode.dev/agents, and trace how the remote model/provider picker gets its available options compared with the desktop Agent Host. Done means a remote connection exposes the host's configured providers and models, including ChatGPT-authenticated Codex, rather than only GitHub/Copilot options.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- ai, web-dev
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100