continuedev
Continue is not working (NPE since IntelliJ update to 2025.2
Before submitting your bug report
- [x] I've tried using the "Ask AI" feature on the Continue docs site to see if the docs have an answer
- [ ] I believe this is a bug. I'll try to join the Continue Discord for questions
- [x] I'm not able to find an open issue that reports the same bug
- [x] I've seen the troubleshooting guide on the Continue Docs
Relevant environment info
config
- OS:Windows 11
- Continue version: 1.0.33
- IDE version: IntelliJ IDEA 2025.2 (Ultimate Edition) > Build #IU-252.23892.409, built on August 1, 2025
- Model: (In this case didnt success to show model combobox to select one)
- config:
name: Local Assistant
version: 1.2.0
schema: v1
models:
- name: vertex_ai/claude3.5-sonnet-v2
provider: openai
model: vertex_ai/claude3.5-sonnet-v2
apiBase: https://REDAAAAAAAAAAACTED
apiKey: sk-REDAAAAAAAAAAACTED
roles:
- chat
- autocomplete
- edit
defaultCompletionOptions:
contextLength: 200000
maxTokens: 8192
capabilities:
- tool_use
- image_input
(...)
prompts:
- name: Write unit tests
description: Write unit tests for highlighted code
prompt: |
Write a comprehensive set of unit tests for the selected code. It should setup, run tests that check for correctness including important edge cases, and teardown. Ensure that the tests are complete and sophisticated. Give the tests just as chat output, don't edit any file.
context:
- provider: code
- provider: docs
- provider: diff
- provider: terminal
- provider: problems
- provider: folder
- provider: codebase
OR link to agent in Continue hub:
Description
I m using IntelliJ with different project folder (ex. 2 IntelliJ IDE are open on 2 differents project) In some case since latest IntelliJ Update, I've Continue Issue: unable to work with, open dedicated window nor query from code sample (edit/ask)
Here is details about NPE I reproduce
java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot read field "isNull" because "robj" is null
at jcef/com.jetbrains.cef.remote.router.RemoteMessageRouterImpl.create(RemoteMessageRouterImpl.java:38)
(...)
at com.github.continuedev.continueintellijextension.toolWindow.ContinueBrowser.<init>
(full stack below)
To reproduce
- Just open the IDE
Log output
IDE Popin + IDE Logs stack trace
java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot read field "isNull" because "robj" is null
at jcef/com.jetbrains.cef.remote.router.RemoteMessageRouterImpl.create(RemoteMessageRouterImpl.java:38)
at jcef/com.jetbrains.cef.remote.router.RemoteMessageRouter.lambda$new$4(RemoteMessageRouter.java:65)
at jcef/com.jetbrains.cef.remote.CefServer.onConnected(CefServer.java:122)
at jcef/com.jetbrains.cef.remote.router.RemoteMessageRouter.<init>(RemoteMessageRouter.java:63)
at jcef/org.cef.browser.CefMessageRouter.create(CefMessageRouter.java:219)
at jcef/org.cef.browser.CefMessageRouter.create(CefMessageRouter.java:203)
at com.intellij.ui.jcef.JBCefApp.createMessageRouter(JBCefApp.java:503)
at com.intellij.ui.jcef.JBCefJSQuery$JSQueryFunc.<init>(JBCefJSQuery.java:246)
at com.intellij.ui.jcef.JBCefClient$JSQueryPool.<init>(JBCefClient.java:188)
at com.intellij.ui.jcef.JBCefClient$JSQueryPool.create(JBCefClient.java:178)
at com.intellij.ui.jcef.JBCefClient.lambda$new$0(JBCefClient.java:97)
at com.intellij.ui.jcef.JBCefClient.<init>(JBCefClient.java:105)
at com.intellij.ui.jcef.JBCefApp.createClient(JBCefApp.java:495)
at com.intellij.ui.jcef.JBCefBrowserBase.<init>(JBCefBrowserBase.java:179)
at com.intellij.ui.jcef.JBCefBrowser.<init>(JBCefBrowser.java:37)
at com.intellij.ui.jcef.JBCefBrowser.create(JBCefBrowser.java:132)
at com.intellij.ui.jcef.JBCefBrowserBuilder.build(JBCefBrowserBuilder.java:136)
at com.github.continuedev.continueintellijextension.toolWindow.ContinueBrowser.<init>(ContinueBrowser.kt:28)
at com.github.continuedev.continueintellijextension.toolWindow.ContinuePluginToolWindowFactory$ContinuePluginWindow$browser$2.invoke(ContinuePluginToolWindowFactory.kt:62)
at com.github.continuedev.continueintellijextension.toolWindow.ContinuePluginToolWindowFactory$ContinuePluginWindow$browser$2.invoke(ContinuePluginToolWindowFactory.kt:59)
at kotlin.SynchronizedLazyImpl.getValue(LazyJVM.kt:74)
at com.github.continuedev.continueintellijextension.toolWindow.ContinuePluginToolWindowFactory$ContinuePluginWindow.getBrowser(ContinuePluginToolWindowFactory.kt:59)
at com.github.continuedev.continueintellijextension.toolWindow.ContinuePluginToolWindowFactory$ContinuePluginWindow.getContent(ContinuePluginToolWindowFactory.kt:68)
at com.github.continuedev.continueintellijextension.toolWindow.ContinuePluginToolWindowFactory.createToolWindowContent(ContinuePluginToolWindowFactory.kt:23)
at com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.ToolWindowImpl.createContentIfNeeded(ToolWindowImpl.kt:703)
at com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.ToolWindowImpl.scheduleContentInitializationIfNeeded$intellij_platform_ide_impl(ToolWindowImpl.kt:683)
at com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.ToolWindowManagerImpl.doShowWindow(ToolWindowManagerImpl.kt:1095)
at com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.ToolWindowManagerImpl.showToolWindowImpl(ToolWindowManagerImpl.kt:1031)
at com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.ToolWindowManagerImpl.activateToolWindow$intellij_platform_ide_impl(ToolWindowManagerImpl.kt:727)
at com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.ToolWindowManagerImpl.activateToolWindow$intellij_platform_ide_impl$default(ToolWindowManagerImpl.kt:694)
at com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.ToolWindowManagerImpl.activated$intellij_platform_ide_impl(ToolWindowManagerImpl.kt:2331)
at com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.SquareAnActionButton.setSelected(SquareStripeButton.kt:361)
at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.ToggleAction.actionPerformed(ToggleAction.java:62)
at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.impl.ActionButton.actionPerformed(ActionButton.java:243)
at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.impl.ActionButton.lambda$performAction$2(ActionButton.java:222)
at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.impl.ActionManagerImpl.performWithActionCallbacks(ActionManagerImpl.kt:1163)
at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.impl.ActionButton.performAction(ActionButton.java:221)
at com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.impl.ActionButton.processMouseEvent(ActionButton.java:532)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:6438)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2266)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:5043)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2324)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4871)
at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4963)
at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:4577)
at java.desktop/java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:4518)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2310)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2810)
at java.desktop/java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4871)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:783)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:728)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$4.run(EventQueue.java:722)
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:400)
at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:87)
at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:98)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$5.run(EventQueue.java:755)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue$5.run(EventQueue.java:753)
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:400)
at java.base/java.security.ProtectionDomain$JavaSecurityAccessImpl.doIntersectionPrivilege(ProtectionDomain.java:87)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:752)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.defaultDispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.kt:595)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.dispatchMouseEvent(IdeEventQueue.kt:540)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue._dispatchEvent$lambda$16(IdeEventQueue.kt:479)
at com.intellij.platform.locking.impl.NestedLocksThreadingSupport.doRunWriteIntentReadAction(NestedLocksThreadingSupport.kt:666)
at com.intellij.platform.locking.impl.NestedLocksThreadingSupport.runPreventiveWriteIntentReadAction(NestedLocksThreadingSupport.kt:640)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue._dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.kt:479)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.dispatchEvent$lambda$12$lambda$11$lambda$10$lambda$9(IdeEventQueue.kt:313)
at com.intellij.openapi.progress.impl.CoreProgressManager.computePrioritized(CoreProgressManager.java:865)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.dispatchEvent$lambda$12$lambda$11$lambda$10(IdeEventQueue.kt:312)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueueKt.performActivity$lambda$3(IdeEventQueue.kt:974)
at com.intellij.openapi.application.TransactionGuardImpl.performActivity(TransactionGuardImpl.java:118)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueueKt.performActivity(IdeEventQueue.kt:974)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.dispatchEvent$lambda$12(IdeEventQueue.kt:307)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.kt:347)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:207)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:128)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:117)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:113)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:105)
at java.desktop/java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:92)
From troubleshooting page, I also have a look at Continue dedicated log file I ve nothing at exactly the same timestamp BUT at the beginning of the current day I've this kind of error multiple times
in `C:\Users\\.continue\logs`
Code: undefined
Error number: undefined
Syscall: undefined
Type: aborted
npe: The operation was aborted.
at u (C:\snapshot\continue\binary\out\index.js:6785:3774)
at AbortSignal.I (C:\snapshot\continue\binary\out\index.js:6785:3961)
at [nodejs.internal.kHybridDispatch] (node:internal/event_target:645:20)
at AbortSignal.dispatchEvent (node:internal/event_target:587:26)
at abortSignal (node:internal/abort_controller:292:10)
at AbortController.abort (node:internal/abort_controller:322:5)
at ziA.cancel (C:\snapshot\continue\binary\out\index.js:8449:2845)
at PiA._createListenableGenerator (C:\snapshot\continue\binary\out\index.js:8449:3583)
at PiA.getGenerator (C:\snapshot\continue\binary\out\index.js:8449:4055)
at getGenerator.next (<anonymous>)
[2025-08-21T08:56:01] npe: The operation was aborted.
[2025-08-21T08:56:02] The operation was aborted.
Code: undefined
Error number: undefined
Syscall: undefined
Type: aborted
npe: The operation was aborted.
at u (C:\snapshot\continue\binary\out\index.js:6785:3774)
at AbortSignal.I (C:\snapshot\continue\binary\out\index.js:6785:3961)
at [nodejs.internal.kHybridDispatch] (node:internal/event_target:645:20)
at AbortSignal.dispatchEvent (node:internal/event_target:587:26)
at abortSignal (node:internal/abort_controller:292:10)
at AbortController.abort (node:internal/abort_controller:322:5)
at ziA.cancel (C:\snapshot\continue\binary\out\index.js:8449:2845)
at PiA._createListenableGenerator (C:\snapshot\continue\binary\out\index.js:8449:3583)
at PiA.getGenerator (C:\snapshot\continue\binary\out\index.js:8449:4055)
at getGenerator.next (<anonymous>)
[2025-08-21T08:56:02] npe: The operation was aborted.
I am getting this too on macos:
- OS:MacOS Sequoia 15.5 (24F74)
- Continue version: 1.0.33
- IDE version: PhpStorm 2025.2.1 > Build #PS-252.25557.128, built on August 27, 2025
Log
``` Unhandled exception in [Kernel@bn3fn1j2j2ols6gocb3o, Rete(abortOnError=false, commands=capacity=2147483647,data=[onReceive], reteState=kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlowImpl@4b1c1ea0, dbSource=ReteDbSource(reteState=kotlinx.coroutines.flow.StateFlowImpl@4b1c1ea0)), DbSourceContextElement(kernel Kernel@bn3fn1j2j2ols6gocb3o), ComponentManager(ProjectImpl@1802962003), com.intellij.codeWithMe.ClientIdContextElementPrecursor@14cd51df, CoroutineName(com.jetbrains.rdserver.toolWindow.BackendServerToolWindowManager), Dispatchers.Default]java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot read field "isNull" because "robj" is null
at jcef/com.jetbrains.cef.remote.router.RemoteMessageRouterImpl.create(RemoteMessageRouterImpl.java:38)
at jcef/com.jetbrains.cef.remote.router.RemoteMessageRouter.lambda$new$4(RemoteMessageRouter.java:65)
at jcef/com.jetbrains.cef.remote.CefServer.onConnected(CefServer.java:122)
at jcef/com.jetbrains.cef.remote.router.RemoteMessageRouter.
</details>
oops "robj" is null also appears in
- #6448
- #5665
and in
- https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/WEB-72543/Cannot-debug-my-project-Cannot-read-field-objId-because-robj-is-null
Hello, has your problem been resolved? I am still experiencing frequent issues. every continue version has this issue. This problem is very troublesome, and I can only resolve it by restarting the IDE.
OS: Windows 10, IntelliJ IDEA 2025.2. continue version is 1.0.42 vm setting: -Dide.browser.jcef.out-of-process.enabled=false use local Qwen model , can't access any internet .
@breakenknife, can you please share the stacktrace? In version 1.0.42 there's a fix (this one: #7291) after which, theoretically, these types of exceptions shouldn't appear anymore. I'm wondering if it's related or if this is something new.
Jetbrains plugin v 1.0.52 on phpStorm with a fresh install, clicked on the settings icon...
java.lang.NullPointerException: Cannot read field "isNull" because "robj" is null
at jcef/com.jetbrains.cef.remote.router.RemoteMessageRouterImpl.create(RemoteMessageRouterImpl.java:38)
at jcef/com.jetbrains.cef.remote.router.RemoteMessageRouter.lambda$new$4(RemoteMessageRouter.java:65)
at jcef/com.jetbrains.cef.remote.CefServer.onConnected(CefServer.java:122)
at jcef/com.jetbrains.cef.remote.router.RemoteMessageRouter.
