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Positron 2025.12.0-167 + Positron Assistant = Extension host crash (repeatedly) #10931

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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

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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:

  1. Enable positron assistant in 2025.12.0-167 --> crash extension host.
  2. Disable positron assistant in 2025.12.0-167 --> crash no more.
  3. Downgrade to Positron 2025.11.0-234, and enable positron assistant --> no crash.

Expected or desired behavior:

Don't crash extension host.

Were there any error messages in the UI, Output panel, or Developer Tools console?

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