GitHub Copilot in SSMS throws below error in Latest Version

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GitHub Copilot in SSMS throws below error in Latest Version

Wazir Pattani Abdul Karim 0

GitHub Copilot in SSMS throws below error in Latest Version
NOTE: Previous version it was working well

An exception was encountered while constructing the content of this frame. This information is also logged in "C:\Users\wpattaniabdulkarim\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SSMS\22.0_ba464808\ActivityLog.xml".

Exception details:

StreamJsonRpc.RemoteInvocationException: Could not obtain a service proxy for Microsoft.VisualStudio.Copilot.Chat.Client.Service (0.3) after 5 attempts.

at Microsoft.ServiceHub.Framework.ServiceJsonRpcDescriptor.LocalProxyGeneration.<>c__DisplayClass39_01.<ReturnedTaskOfTHelperAsync>b__0(Task1 _)

at System.Threading.Tasks.ContinuationResultTaskFromResultTask`2.InnerInvoke()

at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()

--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---

at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()

at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task)

at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Copilot.UI.ThreadsViewModel.<StartNewSessionAsync>d__128.MoveNext()

--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---

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Erland Sommarskog 135.3K MVP Volunteer Moderator

I see that bugs have been filed on the SSMS feedback site for this problem. The active one seems to be https://developercommunity.microsoft.com/t/11108697. I would suggest take a look at this bug and your input to help Microsoft resolve this issue.

Wazir Pattani Abdul Karim 0 Reputation points

2026-07-02T11:28:42.5733333+00:00
Did this work previously in SSMS and you just noticed an issue, or has it never worked?

I was perfectly working in previous version of 22.4

Can you please provide step-by-step instructions to recreate the issue?

Install latest version of SSMS and open the GitHub Copilot Chat - it will be loading for long time and throwing the above error.

Did this immediately start happening after you updated to SSMS 22.7 and launching GitHub Copilot, or were you able to send prompt successfully initially/at one point?

Yes, Immediately, not even it allows/ opens the chat to take prompt.

Can you please confirm whether the issue is still occurring?

Yes Still Occurring, Even I uninstalled and re-installed. No Luck!!!!

Did you have multiple threads open? - NOPE
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Erland Sommarskog 135.3K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2026-07-02T12:02:04.15+00:00

I'm not sure why you post this here. No one from the SSMS team will see what you post here. You should add your input to https://developercommunity.microsoft.com/t/11108697 to help Microsoft. Keep in mind that this is likely to be due some behaviour that is environment-specific. If this would happen for everyone, Microsoft would not have released it in its current shape. (And, no, I don't see this myself, as I don't even have the Copilot extension installed.)

Also make sure that you have SSMS 22.7.2 installed. I see that Microsoft addressed a bug in 22.7.1, which has some similarities to what you are seeing.