apply_patch rejected without cause

“There was no validated underlying reason in the accessible host logs, and no raw stderr or exit code tied to the failing filesystem helper.”

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apply_patch in workspace fails with 'patch rejected by user', no cause shown. In the VS Code Agent Host, an apply_patch on project files ends with 'patch rejected by user' while the original filesystem-helper failure, stderr and exit code are not surfaced.

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Where: VS Code Agent Host
Error text: patch rejected by user
Versions: 0.163.0
Platforms: Windows
How bad: Breaks a normal workflow.

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Original reports2, newest first

Nov 3, 2026Windows VS Code Agent Host: apply_patch on workspace files requests unsandboxed retry without exposing original failureOn GitHub#59178
Nov 2, 2026[Windows][VS Code Agent Host][0.163.0] In-workspace apply_patch returns 'patch rejected by user' without fs-helper/approval diagnosticsOn GitHub#59056

apply_patch rejected without cause

Is this your bug? What gets counted gets fixed. Pile on.

Is this your bug?

Not quite your bug?

Original reports2, newest first

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