"Publish to GitHub" defaults to broken HTTPS remote instead of SSH

[sohang3112]

Type: Bug

Steps to Reproduce:

• Click "Publish to GitHub" on a new local repository.
• Check the remote URL git remote -v.

Actual Behavior:

It configures an HTTPS Github Repo url https://github.com/.... Because GitHub requires SSH/tokens for authentication, subsequent terminal pushes fail immediately. The initial push only works because of VS Code's temporary OAuth helper.

Expected Behavior:

It should configure an SSH remote git@github.com:... so subsequent pushes actually work.

VS Code version: Code 1.121.0 (f6cfa2e, 2026-05-19T11:51:53+02:00)
OS version: Linux x64 7.0.0-15-generic
Modes:

System Info

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Load (avg)	1, 1, 0
Memory (System)	14.99GB (2.57GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id 3ec79145-0ace-4d1e-949a-f50f798864e0
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%
DESKTOP_SESSION	ubuntu
XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP	ubuntu:GNOME
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