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[Bug] Co-pilot won't start

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
15/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
java
Domain
devtools

Research direction

No files, tests, Eclipse version, plugin version, operating system, reproduction steps, error output, or expected behavior are provided. Start by gathering those details and a minimal reproducible case; the issue is ready to work on only once the startup failure and expected result are documented.

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Java
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