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Description
System details:
Positron and OS details:
Positron Version: 2025.12.0 build 167
Code - OSS Version: 1.106.0
Commit: 876087c
Date: 2025-12-01T19:47:15.466Z
Electron: 37.7.0
Chromium: 138.0.7204.251
Node.js: 22.20.0
V8: 13.8.258.32-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 25.2.0
Session details:
Describe the issue:
Upon upgrading to latest stable release (2025.12.0-167) from November stable release (2025.11.0-234), the Extension Host appears to be crashing repeatedly (more than 3x within 10 seconds of starting Positron 2025.12.0-167), such that the IDE asks if I want to start extension bisect to find problem extension. At this point, neither R or Py consoles works.
I followed the instructions to completely reset any settings that I have, so there is no residuals of any extensions, other than the ones pre-installed with Positron. I can get into Positron without error.
However, as soon as I enable positron assistant, and restart the IDE, the repeated crashing of Extension host re-appears. Disabling positron assistance, appears to stop the repeated crashing.
I then downgraded from 2025.12.0-167 back to the Nov release (2025.11.0-234), I have since been able to enable positron assistant (in 2025.11.0-234) without any crashes of the extension host.
Appears to be Dec release, with its positron assistant that's causing all the problems.
Steps to reproduce the issue:
- Enable positron assistant in 2025.12.0-167 --> crash extension host.
- Disable positron assistant in 2025.12.0-167 --> crash no more.
- Downgrade to Positron 2025.11.0-234, and enable positron assistant --> no crash.
Expected or desired behavior:
Don't crash extension host.