Chat took too long to get ready

[poluru155]

Type: Bug

Chat took too long to get ready

Extension version: 0.37.2026011501
VS Code version: Code - Insiders 1.109.0-insider (1fe4956, 2026-01-15T08:06:46.819Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.26200
Modes:

GitHub Copilot Chat Output (GitHub.copilot-chat.GitHub Copilot Chat.log)

2026-01-15 12:55:08.791 [info] [GitExtensionServiceImpl] Initializing Git extension service.
2026-01-15 12:55:08.791 [info] [GitExtensionServiceImpl] Successfully activated the vscode.git extension.
2026-01-15 12:55:08.791 [info] [GitExtensionServiceImpl] Enablement state of the vscode.git extension: true.
2026-01-15 12:55:08.791 [info] [GitExtensionServiceImpl] Successfully registered Git commit message provider.
2026-01-15 12:55:08.889 [error] Copilot extension not found
2026-01-15 12:55:08.907 [info] Creating node-pty shim: source=c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code Insiders\1fe49563dc\resources\app\node_modules\node-pty\build\Release, dest=c:\Users\Admin\.vscode-insiders\extensions\github.copilot-chat-0.37.2026011501\node_modules\@github\copilot\prebuilds\win32-x64
2026-01-15 12:55:08.907 [info] Creating ripgrep shim: source=c:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code Insiders\1fe49563dc\resources\app\node_modules\@vscode\ripgrep\bin, dest=c:\Users\Admin\.vscode-insiders\extensions\github.copilot-chat-0.37.2026011501\node_modules\@github\copilot\sdk\ripgrep\bin\win32-x64
2026-01-15 12:55:08.914 [info] Logged in as poluru155
2026-01-15 12:55:08.919 [info] Using the Node fetch fetcher.
2026-01-15 12:55:08.982 [info] Found 6 entries to copy: conpty, conpty.node, conpty_console_list.node, pty.node, winpty-agent.exe, winpty.dll
2026-01-15 12:55:08.994 [info] Found 1 entries to copy: rg.exe
2026-01-15 12:55:09.716 [info] Got Copilot token for poluru155
2026-01-15 12:55:09.716 [info] Copilot Chat: 0.37.2026011501, VS Code: 1.109.0-insider
2026-01-15 12:55:09.727 [info] activationBlocker from 'languageModelAccess' took for 874ms
2026-01-15 12:55:10.006 [info] Fetched model metadata in 1135ms 6bc314a6-6224-484c-8f80-cb840feae566
2026-01-15 12:55:10.022 [info] Latest entry: ccreq:latest.copilotmd
2026-01-15 12:55:10.022 [info] ccreq:d8dbbc3c.copilotmd | markdown
2026-01-15 12:55:15.209 [info] Refetch model metadata: Succeeded in 143ms f744bd96-08be-44f2-9e8f-a696ea6b87cf (C354:2B035B:40D27C:4A3765:696929FE) using node-http with status 200.
2026-01-15 12:55:15.262 [info] Refetch model metadata: Succeeded in 52ms 11c866f3-84b7-47f8-86e4-5c97e6faf0d9 (D0BC:229E22:41C851:4B2B46:696929F8) using node-fetch with status 200.
2026-01-15 12:55:15.374 [info] Refetch model metadata: Succeeded in 111ms 35d4484f-884b-499d-a227-245f2e38e60a (D72F:D6456:17C469D:1A80652:696929FE) using electron-fetch with status 200.
2026-01-15 13:00:09.099 [info] copilot token chat_enabled: true, sku: plus_yearly_subscriber_quota
2026-01-15 13:00:09.099 [info] GitHub.vscode-pull-request-github extension is not yet activated.
2026-01-15 13:00:09.106 [info] Registering default platform agent...
2026-01-15 13:00:09.110 [info] [code-referencing] Public code references are enabled.
2026-01-15 13:00:09.111 [info] activationBlocker from 'conversationFeature' took for 300264ms
2026-01-15 13:00:09.116 [info] GithubAvailableEmbeddingTypesManager: Got embeddings. Primary: metis-1024-I16-Binary. Deprecated: 
2026-01-15 13:00:09.124 [info] WorkspaceChunkSearchService: using embedding type metis-1024-I16-Binary
2026-01-15 13:00:09.380 [info] Fetched model metadata in 284ms 2434262b-cbc3-48d9-9018-5cab9c38e1aa
2026-01-15 13:00:09.397 [info] Logged in as poluru155
2026-01-15 13:00:09.481 [info] ccreq:e17312df.copilotmd | markdown
2026-01-15 13:00:09.495 [info] BYOK: Copilot Chat known models list fetched successfully.
2026-01-15 13:00:09.849 [info] Got Copilot token for poluru155
2026-01-15 13:00:09.849 [info] Copilot Chat: 0.37.2026011501, VS Code: 1.109.0-insider
2026-01-15 13:00:09.859 [info] copilot token chat_enabled: true, sku: plus_yearly_subscriber_quota
2026-01-15 13:00:09.859 [info] [code-referencing] Public code references are enabled.
2026-01-15 13:00:09.985 [info] Fetched model metadata in 127ms 5c0e26ec-b453-46d4-abc4-7404a6ecb02b
2026-01-15 13:00:10.003 [info] ccreq:363f1296.copilotmd | markdown
2026-01-15 13:01:07.514 [info] Logged in as jhansivulugundam-dotcom
2026-01-15 13:01:07.838 [info] Got Copilot token for jhansivulugundam-dotcom
2026-01-15 13:01:07.838 [info] Copilot Chat: 0.37.2026011501, VS Code: 1.109.0-insider
2026-01-15 13:01:07.877 [info] copilot token chat_enabled: true, sku: free_limited_copilot
2026-01-15 13:01:07.877 [info] [code-referencing] Public code references are enabled.
2026-01-15 13:01:08.042 [info] Fetched model metadata in 166ms d5f8b5b6-d66b-4cf8-af18-d98f5b50a367
2026-01-15 13:01:08.044 [info] ccreq:5b223bd8.copilotmd | markdown
2026-01-15 13:01:24.233 [error] Error: Unable to verify Ollama server version. Please ensure you have Ollama version 0.6.4 or higher installed. If you're running an older version, please upgrade from https://ollama.ai
	at ET._checkOllamaVersion (c:\Users\Admin\.vscode-insiders\extensions\github.copilot-chat-0.37.2026011501\dist\extension.js:1314:14207)
	at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:105:5)
	at async ET.getAllModels (c:\Users\Admin\.vscode-insiders\extensions\github.copilot-chat-0.37.2026011501\dist\extension.js:1314:12121)
	at async ET.provideLanguageModelChatInformation (c:\Users\Admin\.vscode-insiders\extensions\github.copilot-chat-0.37.2026011501\dist\extension.js:1314:10031)
	at async FA.$provideLanguageModelChatInfo (file:///c:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft%20VS%20Code%20Insiders/1fe49563dc/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:118:31206): Error fetching available Ollama models

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U w/ Radeon 780M Graphics (16 x 3294)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled GPU0: VENDOR= 0x1002, DEVICE=0x15bf [AMD Radeon(TM) 780M], DRIVER_VENDOR=AMD, DRIVER_VERSION=31.0.22040.1003 ACTIVE GPU1: VENDOR= 0x1414, DEVICE=0x008c [Microsoft Basic Render Driver], DRIVER_VERSION=10.0.26100.7309 Machine model name: Machine model version: direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	14.67GB (1.15GB free)
Process Argv
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

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[lramos15]

Does restating vs code help?