GitHub Copilot Pro Models (Claude Opus/Sonnet) Unavailable in Remote SSH Session

[huangmx25]

🏷️ Discussion Type

Bug

💬 Feature/Topic Area

VS Code

Body

Bug

I am currently on a 30-day free trial for my GitHub Pro subscription.

I am currently subscribed to GitHub Pro and am within my 30-day trial period. My subscription is active and recognized when I use Visual Studio Code on my local machine. As shown in the first image below, I have full access to the Claude Opus and Claude Sonnet models provided with my Pro plan.

However, I am encountering an issue when I connect to a remote server using the Remote-SSH extension in VS Code. In the remote session (as seen in the second image below ), the Claude Opus and Sonnet models are not available. Instead, I see a message prompting me to "upgrade to Pro" to use them.

When I click the "upgrade to Pro" link, the webpage correctly shows that I am already subscribed to the GitHub Pro plan. This indicates a discrepancy between my subscription status being recognized locally versus in a remote SSH environment.

Troubleshooting Steps Attempted:

I have already tried the following to resolve the issue, without success:

• Re-authentication: I have signed out and signed back into my GitHub Pro account within VS Code.
• Reinstallation: I have completely reinstalled the VS Code Server on the remote machine and logged in again.
• Updated GitHub Copilot and GitHub Copilot Chat extensions to the latest version
• Delete ~/.vscode-server/data/User/globalStorage/github.copilot* on the remote machine and reconnect
• revoking the app authorization completely on GitHub's end,

Important Observation:

My key finding is that during the reinstallation of the VS Code Server, I can see and briefly use the Claude Opus and Sonnet models while the server is initializing. However, as soon as the initialization process completes and the remote environment is fully loaded, the models disappear and are replaced by the "upgrade to Pro" message.

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[huangmx25]

I've identified the root cause. This happens because I was logging in via Remote SSH to my server.

In this scenario, both the local and Remote SSH sessions show as logged into my account, but only the local session can access Opus/Sonnet models.

This is unexpected behavior and likely a bug.

I just tested logging in directly through local VS Code instead, and the Remote SSH session now works correctly without this issue.

If this is indeed a bug, please look into it. Thanks!

[SK007b]

Hi, I’m running into the exact same issue.

When I use VS Code locally, Claude Opus/Sonnet models are available as expected. But when I open the same workflow through Remote SSH, both the local and remote sessions appear to be logged into the same Copilot Pro account, yet only the local session can access those models. On the remote side, it incorrectly shows that I need to upgrade.

Your description matches my situation exactly. Have you found any reliable fix or workaround yet?

Thanks.