Inline suggestions and autocomplete not working for github copilot extension

[jayspendlove]

Type: Bug

Despite uninstalling and reinstalling the extension and signing out of github and back in, I cannot get inline suggestions to activate. First, the ones that normally pop up while I am writing code to autocomplete are not showing up. Second, when I do crtl + i to make a coding request inline, I can type out my instructions, it thinks for a long time, then it deletes what I wrote and stays there.

Extension version: 0.37.9
VS Code version: Code 1.109.5 (0725862, 2026-02-19T19:43:32.382Z)
OS version: Linux x64 6.17.0-14-generic
Modes:

Logs

Debug: Getting CopilotToken (force: undefined) threw error: Error: GitHubLoginFailed
Error: [CopilotInlineCompletionItemProvider] _provideInlineCompletionItems: Zfe [Error]: GitHubLoginFailed
    at bY._authShowWarnings (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:1708:18508)
    at bY.getCopilotToken (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:1708:16226)
    at boe.getCopilotToken (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:1213:6438)
    at Hte.updateCachedToken (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:2540:8722)
    at Sre.updateExPValuesAndAssignments (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:11198)
    at Jma (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4677:12723)
    at hve.getGhostText (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4677:2354)
    at xre.getInlineCompletionsResult (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:2451)
    at xre.getInlineCompletions (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:2071)
    at Ere.provideInlineCompletionItems (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:4093)
    at kre._provideInlineCompletionItems (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:7648)
    at kre.provideInlineCompletionItems (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:7142)
    at ko.provideInlineCompletions (file:///usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:144:164169)
Error: [CopilotInlineCompletionItemProvider] _provideInlineCompletionItems: Zfe [Error]: GitHubLoginFailed
    at bY._authShowWarnings (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:1708:18508)
    at bY.getCopilotToken (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:1708:16226)
    at boe.getCopilotToken (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:1213:6438)
    at Hte.updateCachedToken (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:2540:8722)
    at Sre.updateExPValuesAndAssignments (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:11198)
    at Jma (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4677:12723)
    at hve.getGhostText (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4677:2354)
    at xre.getInlineCompletionsResult (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:2451)
    at xre.getInlineCompletions (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:2071)
    at Ere.provideInlineCompletionItems (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:4093)
    at kre._provideInlineCompletionItems (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:7648)
    at kre.provideInlineCompletionItems (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:7142)
    at ko.provideInlineCompletions (file:///usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:144:164169)
Info: ccreq:969429bd.copilotmd | markdown
Info: ccreq:88302112.copilotmd | markdown
Trace: [Ghost][CopilotInlineCompletionItemProvider][provideInlineCompletionItems] Started providing inline completion items
Debug: [getCompletions] Requesting for vscode-notebook-cell:/home/jcspendl/Documents/CODE/qtrack-paper/motion_blur_fig/plot.ipynb#X21sZmlsZQ%3D%3D at 4:3 between "    println(size(batched_frames))\nend" and "".
Debug: Getting CopilotToken (force: undefined)...
Warning: GitHub login failed
Debug: Getting CopilotToken (force: undefined) threw error: Error: GitHubLoginFailed
Error: [CopilotInlineCompletionItemProvider] _provideInlineCompletionItems: Zfe [Error]: GitHubLoginFailed
    at bY._authShowWarnings (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:1708:18508)
    at bY.getCopilotToken (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:1708:16226)
    at boe.getCopilotToken (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:1213:6438)
    at Hte.updateCachedToken (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:2540:8722)
    at Sre.updateExPValuesAndAssignments (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:11198)
    at Jma (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4677:12723)
    at hve.getGhostText (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4677:2354)
    at xre.getInlineCompletionsResult (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:2451)
    at xre.getInlineCompletions (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:2071)
    at Ere.provideInlineCompletionItems (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:4093)
    at kre._provideInlineCompletionItems (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:7648)
    at kre.provideInlineCompletionItems (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:7142)
    at ko.provideInlineCompletions (file:///usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:144:164169)
Info: ccreq:a4b3abf0.copilotmd | markdown
Debug: Getting CopilotToken (force: undefined)...
Warning: GitHub login failed
Debug: Getting CopilotToken (force: undefined) threw error: Error: GitHubLoginFailed
Trace: [Ghost][CopilotInlineCompletionItemProvider][provideInlineCompletionItems] Started providing inline completion items
Debug: [getCompletions] Requesting for vscode-notebook-cell:/home/jcspendl/Documents/CODE/qtrack-paper/motion_blur_fig/plot.ipynb#X21sZmlsZQ%3D%3D at 0:16 between "batchsizes=[16,2" and "]\nfor batchsize in batchsizes\n".
Debug: Getting CopilotToken (force: undefined)...
Warning: GitHub login failed
Debug: Getting CopilotToken (force: undefined) threw error: Error: GitHubLoginFailed
Error: [CopilotInlineCompletionItemProvider] _provideInlineCompletionItems: Zfe [Error]: GitHubLoginFailed
    at bY._authShowWarnings (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:1708:18508)
    at bY.getCopilotToken (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:1708:16226)
    at boe.getCopilotToken (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:1213:6438)
    at Hte.updateCachedToken (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:2540:8722)
    at Sre.updateExPValuesAndAssignments (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:11198)
    at Jma (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4677:12723)
    at hve.getGhostText (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4677:2354)
    at xre.getInlineCompletionsResult (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:2451)
    at xre.getInlineCompletions (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:2071)
    at Ere.provideInlineCompletionItems (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:4093)
    at kre._provideInlineCompletionItems (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:7648)
    at kre.provideInlineCompletionItems (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:7142)
    at ko.provideInlineCompletions (file:///usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:144:164169)
Info: ccreq:331f877f.copilotmd | markdown
Trace: [Ghost][CopilotInlineCompletionItemProvider][provideInlineCompletionItems] Started providing inline completion items
Debug: [getCompletions] Requesting for vscode-notebook-cell:/home/jcspendl/Documents/CODE/qtrack-paper/motion_blur_fig/plot.ipynb#X21sZmlsZQ%3D%3D at 0:17 between "batchsizes=[16,25" and "]\nfor batchsize in batchsizes\n".
Debug: Getting CopilotToken (force: undefined)...
Warning: GitHub login failed
Debug: Getting CopilotToken (force: undefined) threw error: Error: GitHubLoginFailed
Error: [CopilotInlineCompletionItemProvider] _provideInlineCompletionItems: Zfe [Error]: GitHubLoginFailed
    at bY._authShowWarnings (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:1708:18508)
    at bY.getCopilotToken (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:1708:16226)
    at boe.getCopilotToken (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:1213:6438)
    at Hte.updateCachedToken (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:2540:8722)
    at Sre.updateExPValuesAndAssignments (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:11198)
    at Jma (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4677:12723)
    at hve.getGhostText (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4677:2354)
    at xre.getInlineCompletionsResult (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:2451)
    at xre.getInlineCompletions (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:2071)
    at Ere.provideInlineCompletionItems (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:4093)
    at kre._provideInlineCompletionItems (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:7648)
    at kre.provideInlineCompletionItems (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:7142)
    at ko.provideInlineCompletions (file:///usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:144:164169)
Info: ccreq:d0609f40.copilotmd | markdown
Trace: [Ghost][CopilotInlineCompletionItemProvider][provideInlineCompletionItems] Started providing inline completion items
Debug: [getCompletions] Requesting for vscode-notebook-cell:/home/jcspendl/Documents/CODE/qtrack-paper/motion_blur_fig/plot.ipynb#X21sZmlsZQ%3D%3D at 0:18 between "batchsizes=[16,256" and "]\nfor batchsize in batchsizes\n".
Debug: Getting CopilotToken (force: undefined)...
Warning: GitHub login failed
Debug: Getting CopilotToken (force: undefined) threw error: Error: GitHubLoginFailed
Error: [CopilotInlineCompletionItemProvider] _provideInlineCompletionItems: Zfe [Error]: GitHubLoginFailed
    at bY._authShowWarnings (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:1708:18508)
    at bY.getCopilotToken (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:1708:16226)
    at boe.getCopilotToken (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:1213:6438)
    at Hte.updateCachedToken (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:2540:8722)
    at Sre.updateExPValuesAndAssignments (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:11198)
    at Jma (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4677:12723)
    at hve.getGhostText (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4677:2354)
    at xre.getInlineCompletionsResult (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:2451)
    at xre.getInlineCompletions (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:2071)
    at Ere.provideInlineCompletionItems (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:4093)
    at kre._provideInlineCompletionItems (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:7648)
    at kre.provideInlineCompletionItems (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:7142)
    at ko.provideInlineCompletions (file:///usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:144:164169)
Info: ccreq:d64efb71.copilotmd | markdown
Debug: Getting CopilotToken (force: undefined)...
Warning: GitHub login failed
Debug: Getting CopilotToken (force: undefined) threw error: Error: GitHubLoginFailed
Trace: [Ghost][CopilotInlineCompletionItemProvider][provideInlineCompletionItems] Started providing inline completion items
Debug: [getCompletions] Requesting for vscode-notebook-cell:/home/jcspendl/Documents/CODE/qtrack-paper/motion_blur_fig/plot.ipynb#X21sZmlsZQ%3D%3D at 4:4 between "    println(size(batched_frames))\n    " and "\n".
Debug: Getting CopilotToken (force: undefined)...
Warning: GitHub login failed
Debug: Getting CopilotToken (force: undefined) threw error: Error: GitHubLoginFailed
Error: [CopilotInlineCompletionItemProvider] _provideInlineCompletionItems: Zfe [Error]: GitHubLoginFailed
    at bY._authShowWarnings (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:1708:18508)
    at bY.getCopilotToken (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:1708:16226)
    at boe.getCopilotToken (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:1213:6438)
    at Hte.updateCachedToken (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:2540:8722)
    at Sre.updateExPValuesAndAssignments (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:11198)
    at Jma (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4677:12723)
    at hve.getGhostText (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4677:2354)
    at xre.getInlineCompletionsResult (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:2451)
    at xre.getInlineCompletions (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:2071)
    at Ere.provideInlineCompletionItems (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:4093)
    at kre._provideInlineCompletionItems (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:7648)
    at kre.provideInlineCompletionItems (/home/jcspendl/.vscode/extensions/github.copilot-chat-0.37.9/dist/extension.js:4678:7142)
    at ko.provideInlineCompletions (file:///usr/share/code/resources/app/out/vs/workbench/api/node/extensionHostProcess.js:144:164169)
Info: ccreq:6b8feabb.copilotmd | markdown
Debug: Getting CopilotToken (force: undefined)...
Warning: GitHub login failed
Debug: Getting CopilotToken (force: undefined) threw error: Error: GitHubLoginFailed
Trace: [CopilotCLI] [DIFF] getActiveDiffByTab: tab is not a diff tab

Request IDs

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700K CPU @ 4.20GHz (8 x 4500)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled GPU0: VENDOR= 0x10de [Google Inc. (NVIDIA Corporation)], DEVICE=0x2488 [ANGLE (NVIDIA Corporation, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070/PCIe/SSE2, OpenGL 4.5.0 NVIDIA 590.48.01)], DRIVER_VENDOR=Nvidia, DRIVER_VERSION=590.48.01 ACTIVE 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: disabled_software vulkan: disabled_off webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: disabled_off webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	1, 1, 1
Memory (System)	62.75GB (45.10GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id 158afff5-f632-4d0d-ad23-3e9102a1867d
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%
DESKTOP_SESSION	ubuntu
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP	ubuntu:GNOME
XDG_SESSION_DESKTOP	ubuntu
XDG_SESSION_TYPE	x11

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[jayspendlove]

I was able to get copilot working finally, but I still think there's a bug. In addition to the AI autocomplete and inline coding instructions, I next tried doing something in the github chat, and it gave me this error, saying I was not signed into github.

I was already signed into github in vscode, evidenced by when I clicked on the copilot button in the bottom right corner it had the correct usage statistics and renewal date for my github account. And in the profile box on the bottom left if showed me signed in as well. And I had tried logging out and back in again. However, following the link shown in the image above and re-authenticating was able to kickstart github copilot working again in vscode

[TylerLeonhardt]

Jay Spendlove (@jayspendlove) glad you got yourself unblocked. Sorry for the delay here. Can I ask, do you have multiple GitHub accounts signed in in VS Code? I'm wondering if this had to do what that.

[vs-code-engineering]

This issue has been closed as it has been labeled with info-needed and has not received the additional information that was requested from the issue author. It has been labeled as info-needed for 7 days.