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Encountered an error while fetching quick fix file context:

Error message

Encountered an error while fetching quick fix file context: {0}

What it means

Error "Encountered an error while fetching quick fix file context: {0}" thrown in microsoft/vscode.

Source

Thrown at extensions/copilot/src/extension/conversation/vscode-node/terminalFixGenerator.ts:247

			output: [],
		});

		const prompt = await promptRenderer.render(undefined, undefined);
		this._logService.debug('_generalTerminalQuickFixFileContext prompt.messages: ' + prompt.messages);

		const fetchResult = await endpoint.makeChatRequest(
			'terminalQuickFixGenerator',
			prompt.messages,
			async _ => void 0,
			token,
			ChatLocation.Other
		);
		this._logService.info('Terminal Quick Fix Fetch Result: ' + fetchResult);
		if (token.isCancellationRequested) {
			return;
		}
		if (fetchResult.type !== 'success') {
			throw new Error(vscode.l10n.t('Encountered an error while fetching quick fix file context: {0}', fetchResult.type));
		}

		this._logService.debug('_generalTerminalQuickFixFileContext fetchResult.value' + fetchResult.value);

		// Parse result json
		const parsedResults: { fileName: string }[] = [];
		try {
			const json = JSON.parse(fetchResult.value) as unknown;
			if (json && Array.isArray(json)) {
				for (const entry of (json as unknown[])) {
					if (typeof entry === 'object' && entry) {
						const fileName = 'fileName' in entry && typeof entry.fileName === 'string' ? entry.fileName : undefined;
						if (fileName) {
							parsedResults.push({ fileName });
						}
					}
				}
			}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at extensions/copilot/src/extension/conversation/vscode-node/terminalFixGenerator.ts:247 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of microsoft/vscode@a94b963a32 (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/192eab24f803195c. Report an issue: GitHub.