[BUG] API request hangs indefinitely on VS Code 1.122.0+ due to renamed @vscode/ripgrep module

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Problem (one or two sentences)

Zoo Code 3.55.0 fails to send any API request and hangs on the spinner because it cannot find ripgrep at the legacy path node_modules/@vscode/ripgrep/bin/rg. Recent VS Code versions ship the binary under @vscode/ripgrep-universal instead, so the path lookup fails with Error: Could not find ripgrep binary (visible only in DevTools Console) and the task loop never proceeds past recursivelyMakeClineRequests.

Context (who is affected and when)

Who is affected: All Zoo Code users on VS Code versions that have migrated to @vscode/ripgrep-universal (confirmed on VS Code 1.122.0, macOS Apple Silicon). Both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs are likely affected; Linux/Windows should be verified but the same module rename applies upstream.

When it occurs: On every prompt submission — chat starts, task is instantiated, spinner appears, and the request never resolves. There is no error surfaced in the Zoo Code Output channel; the failure is only visible in Help → Toggle Developer Tools → Console.

Workaround: Symlink the new universal binary into the expected legacy path:

sudo mkdir -p "/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/@vscode/ripgrep/bin"
sudo ln -sf "/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/@vscode/ripgrep-universal/bin/darwin-arm64/rg"
"/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/@vscode/ripgrep/bin/rg"
(Use darwin-x64 on Intel Macs.) Note: The same bug exists in upstream Roo Code 3.54.0.

Reproduction steps

1. Install VS Code 1.122.0 (or any version that ships @vscode/ripgrep-universal instead of @vscode/ripgrep) on macOS.
2. Verify: ls "/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/@vscode/ripgrep/bin/rg" → "No such file or directory"
3. Verify: ls "/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/@vscode/ripgrep-universal/bin/darwin-arm64/rg" → exists
4. Install Zoo Code 3.55.0 from the VS Code Marketplace (zoocodeorganization.zoo-code).
5. Configure any LLM provider (Anthropic, OpenAI, Bedrock, etc.) with valid credentials.
6. Open the Zoo Code panel and start a new chat.
7. Enter any prompt (e.g., testing) and submit.

Expected result

Zoo Code sends the request to the configured LLM provider and streams a response.

Actual result

UI shows a spinning "API Request" indicator indefinitely

Variations tried (optional)

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App Version

3.55.0

API Provider (optional)

None

Model Used (optional)

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Zoo Code Task Links (optional)

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Relevant logs or errors (optional)

[rucio-zz]

I have the same problem in macos VS Code 1.122.0 with zoo code 3.55.0
but 1.121.0 works ok

[proyectoauraorg]

Fix Already Available ✅

This is a duplicate of #382. The root cause — VS Code 1.122.0 renaming @vscode/ripgrep to @vscode/ripgrep-universal — has already been fixed in PR #248, merged on 2026-05-24.

The fix will ship in the next Zoo Code release. In the meantime, see #382 for a symlink workaround.