Another "you have not yet finished authorizing this extension to use github" issue

Start with the Output/GitHub Authentication log and reproduce the browser sign-in flow described for private repository cloning. Compare the reported net::ERR_PROXY_CONNECTION_FAILED result across the listed VS Code, macOS, and Linux setups; done means GitHub authentication completes and a private repository can be cloned.

Hi everyone,

I am one of those unlucky fellows with this error, and I haven't been able to find any solution yet.

I am using MacOS 15.5 build 24F74 and the following version of VS Code:

Version: 1.100.2 (Universal)
Commit: 848b80aeb52026648a8ff9f7c45a9b0a80641e2e
Date: 2025-05-14T21:47:40.416Z
Electron: 34.5.1
ElectronBuildId: 11369351
Chromium: 132.0.6834.210
Node.js: 20.19.0
V8: 13.2.152.41-electron.0
OS: Darwin arm64 24.5.0

My browser is Brave 1.78.102 (Chromium: 136.0.7103.113).

When I am trying to clone one of my private repos, VS Code tells me the extension GitHub wants to sign in using GitHub:

When I press the button, a new tab in my browser opens:

Finally, a pop-up message appears in the browser asking if I want to open VS Code, and when I agree, it throws me back to VS Code with this message:

At this point an error "ERR_PROXY_CONNECTION_FAILED" in the Output/GitHub Authentication appears:

2025-05-24 09:23:23.529 [info] Getting sessions for read:user,repo,user:email,workflow...
2025-05-24 09:23:23.529 [info] Got 0 sessions for read:user,repo,user:email,workflow...
2025-05-24 09:23:29.360 [info] Logging in with 'any' account...
2025-05-24 09:23:29.360 [info] Logging in for the following scopes: read:user repo user:email workflow
2025-05-24 09:23:29.363 [info] Trying without local server... (read:user repo user:email workflow)
2025-05-24 09:23:33.228 [info] Exchanging code for token...
2025-05-24 09:23:33.311 [error] net::ERR_PROXY_CONNECTION_FAILED

However, I don't have any proxy. I am also having the same issue on the latest builds of Manjaro and Ubuntu.

Switching to another browser or a different network does not help either.

I would highly appreciate any help, I am falling into despair and thinking about migration to GitLab and switching to some other IDE already, even though I don't want to. >__<'