[Bug]: Unable to popen Github Copilot Chat window

[skerit]

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

OS/Web Information

• Web Browser: Chromium
• Local OS: Linux
• Remote OS: Linux
• Remote Architecture: AMD64
• code-server --version: 4.18.0 d7a2b49 with Code 1.83.1

Steps to Reproduce

1. open code-server
2. install copilot extension from VSIX (v1.135)
3. try to open the chat

Expected

The inline chat window should open

Actual

Absolutely nothing

Logs

[Extension Host] rejected promise not handled within 1 second: Error: command 'workbench.panel.chat.view.copilot.focus' not found
[Extension Host] stack trace: Error: command 'workbench.panel.chat.view.copilot.focus' not found
ERR command 'workbench.panel.chat.view.copilot.focus' not found: Error: command 'workbench.panel.chat.view.copilot.focus' not found
    at y.n (/stable-d7a2b4936af1bfd80cb96f2567af68badc2325e3/static/out/vs/workbench/workbench.web.main.js:1557:12276)
    at y.executeCommand (/stable-d7a2b4936af1bfd80cb96f2567af68badc2325e3/static/out/vs/workbench/workbench.web.main.js:1557:12205)

Screenshot/Video

Does this issue happen in VS Code or GitHub Codespaces?

• I cannot reproduce this in VS Code.
• I cannot reproduce this in GitHub Codespaces.

Are you accessing code-server over a secure context?

• I am using a secure context.

Notes

No response

[AliceSync]

I encountered the same problem, but I can't even install it. How did you manage to install the chat?

[skerit]

I encountered the same problem, but I can't even install it. How did you manage to install the chat?

I installed the latest Copilot VSIX file from the marketplace.

[benz0li]

The use of this extension is restricted to Microsoft VS Code.

[code-asher]

I have seen elsewhere that the latest Copilot requires a newer version of Code than code-server currently contains so installing an older version might work (although in this case you should have gotten an error during installation so perhaps not applicable here), and remember that the Copilot extension also requires their separate chat extension to be installed, but unfortunately we are not able to recommend anything since as @benz0li mentioned using the vsix in non-VS Code products like code-server seems to be a violation of Microsoft's terms of service for their marketplace and maybe a violation of the extension license as well (I have not read that one).

Some discussions asking Microsoft to publish the extension on Open VSX:

https://github.com/search?q=org%3Acommunity+copilot+openvsx&type=discussions

[aghasemi]

Hi. Thanks for the clarification regarding CoPilot. Is there any alternative that can be used with code-server?