## Bug Description

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
52/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
macos
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Start by reproducing the failure in Canvas using the chromium-control-canvas extension on the listed Copilot App and macOS versions. Investigate why the extension fails to start rather than retrying it; done means it starts successfully and remains available across projects or workspaces.

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Description

Bug Description

The Canvas page reports:

Some canvas extensions couldn't load.

The chromium-control-canvas:chromium-control-canvas extension repeatedly fails to start and shows:

Failed to start or stopped unexpectedly.

The issue occurs across multiple projects/workspaces, so it does not appear to be specific to a particular project.

Clicking Retry does not resolve the issue.

Expected Behavior

The chromium-control-canvas extension should start successfully and be available in Canvas.

Actual Behavior

The extension fails to start and is listed under "Some canvas extensions couldn't load."

Environment

  • Copilot App
  • Canvas
  • Extension: chromium-control-canvas:chromium-control-canvas

A screenshot showing the error is attached.


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App version 1.1.23
OS macOS 15.7.9
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