google-gemini
VSCode companion extension fails to connect
What happened?
First time install of Gemini CLI and the VSCode extension. Fails to connect every time with this error message:
It failed to install from the CLI so I installed manually, the extension runs (I can see the debug output), but every time I try to connect with a /ide command I get the above error and this message in the companion extension output:
Seems like a discrepancy in how the CLI and the extension are trying to connect.
What did you expect to happen?
Successful connection when running the /ide command
Client information
- CLI Version: 0.19.4
- Git Commit: 935114875
- Session ID: 5cd43182-e12c-4b0f-9bad-b5b505a73027
- Operating System: win32 v24.11.1
- Sandbox Environment: no sandbox
- Model Version: auto
- Memory Usage: 235.6 MB
- IDE Client: VS Code
Login information
Google account
Anything else we need to know?
I tried this with both IDE mode setting on and off, no difference
Found possible duplicate issues:
- #6372
- #11370
- #8704
- #7115
- #11771
- #8076
- #10171
- #12528
- #7587
- #7092
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@denisdekh This should be resolved in v0.20.0 of the extension. Can you please confirm if the issue got fixed after updating the extension?
Marking this as closed- I manually tested in windows and I don't see this error anymore with v0.20.0 of the extension. Please file a new issue if you're still running into issues!