VS Code LLM API - when Github Copilot forces "enable" button, no models show in settings

[cfdude]

Which version of the app are you using?

3.7.4

Which API Provider are you using?

VS Code LM API

Which Model are you using?

3.7

What happened?

User reports from Discord: https://discord.com/channels/1332146336664915968/1343869204331499532

This is an issue I had in cursor before, and now since updating to the latest version of roocode I'm having the same error in vs code too. If I select my api as VS Code LM API there's no selector for me to choose my model. It's like the input selector has just disappeared. (Screenshot attached)

This has only appeared since I updated my extensions this morning (copilot, cline & roocode)

====== Support follow up ======

This is not really a bug, but the user has to open Copilot in VS Code or Cursor and click the forced "Enable" button. Our Roo Code UI just doesn't show models when this behavior happens. Perhaps we can write a check whether any models show and put a message in the ui like "Please open Github Copilot to enable this feature."

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[dosubot]

Hey @cfdude! I'm here to help you with any bugs, questions, or contributions. Let's tackle this issue together!

A similar issue was reported and resolved by authenticating GitHub Copilot. To address the problem of the missing Language Model selector in the VS Code LM API settings, you can try the following steps:

1. Open the GitHub Copilot icon in the VS Code sidebar.
2. You should see the "Ask Copilot" screen with an authentication prompt.
3. Complete the GitHub account authentication process.
4. After authentication, the Language Model selector should appear in the VS Code LM API settings.

This solution was effective in a similar environment with VS Code version 1.86.4 on Windows 11 and roo-cline version 3.1.6 ^[1].

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[cfdude]

fyi, the user reported that they still saw no models even after the clicked the Enable button but they added this:

Yeah this was after it was already enabled  actually
I fixed it by just changing the model to something else and then changing it back again