CAPIError 400 invalid message content type <nil>

[adamelders]

Short summary

When using a local model (seems to be any model loaded with Ollama), after one response from the model, any subsequent requests will instantly error with the following error: CAPIError 400 invalid message content type

Affected version or release

v1.0.25

Installation context

Installed on Windows 11 desktop, private repo (can provide if needed)

What happened?

Trying to use a local model served by Ollama, getting the following error after one response from the model:

CAPIError 400 invalid message content type <nil>

Seems to happen with any model loaded in Ollama that supports tool calling - attempted with gpt-oss:20b and empero-ai/Qwable-9B-Claude-Fable-5-GGUF (from huggingface) models.

I haven't found any relevant errors in any Github issues, nor any relevant search results. There isn't any workaround except for starting a new session, where I can only make one request before getting the error again.

Steps to reproduce

1. Add local Ollama provider with any model that supports tool calling
2. In Copilot app, make any request in a new session
3. After first response from the model, make another request
4. See error

Expected behavior

Subsequent requests should be attempted and respond as normal without errors

Additional context

No response

[adamelders]

I'm not sure how to get a request ID in the Github Copilot app, but happy to provide one if there are instructions somewhere.