VS Code - Extension keeps disconnecting

This usually means your key isn’t persisting, check whether VSCode’s storage location is retained.

You can run VS Code in verbose mode code --verbose and look for log lines mentioning SecretStorage or globalState for errors and other information.

See additional details below for your OS.

• Linux

  • Encrypted mode: Uses VSCode SecretStorage → KeyStorageLinux → OS-level library (e.g. libsecret), typically stored in the system keyring.

    • For libsecret you can use secret-tool search application code

  • Unencrypted mode: Uses globalState, stored at ~/.config/Code/User/globalStorage/state.vscdb. If keys aren’t persisting, verify this path is retained across sessions.

    • You read the database to view existing secrets: sqlite3 ~/.config/Code/User/globalStorage/state.vscdb "SELECT * FROM ItemTable;"