Containers Context Menu - "Ask Copilot" option when AI features are disabled

[MShayOffice]

Type: Bug

VSC 1.108.2 running on Windows 10.
"Disable AI Features" option is checked. No chat extensions or applications are installed.

When there are containers in the "Containers" view, right-click one.

Actual result: "Ask Copilot" option displays in the context menu.
Expected result: No options to use AI displayed anywhere in the application, other than the "Disable AI Features" option itself.

VS Code version: Code 1.108.2 (c9d77990917f3102ada88be140d28b038d1dd7c7, 2026-01-21T13:52:09.270Z)
OS version: Windows_NT x64 10.0.19045
Modes:

System Info

Item	Value
CPUs	AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core Processor (24 x 3700)
GPU Status	2d_canvas: enabled direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok gpu_compositing: enabled multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on opengl: enabled_on rasterization: enabled raw_draw: disabled_off_ok skia_graphite: disabled_off trees_in_viz: disabled_off video_decode: enabled video_encode: enabled webgl: enabled webgl2: enabled webgpu: enabled webnn: disabled_off
Load (avg)	undefined
Memory (System)	63.93GB (12.37GB free)
Process Argv	--crash-reporter-id 374adc48-ba19-4e01-8607-6a4d53feb6b7
Screen Reader	no
VM	0%

Extensions (20)

Extension	Author (truncated)	Version
vscode-sql-formatter	adp	1.4.4
ng-template	Ang	21.1.1
vscode-intelephense-client	bme	1.16.4
docker	doc	0.18.0
cshtml-tm	fir	1.0.0
vscode-cfml	Kam	0.5.4
vscode-azureappservice	ms-	0.26.4
vscode-azureresourcegroups	ms-	0.11.7
vscode-containers	ms-	2.3.0
vscode-docker	ms-	2.0.0
csharp	ms-	2.110.4
vscode-dotnet-runtime	ms-	3.0.0
remote-wsl	ms-	0.104.3
cordova-tools	msj	2.7.0
sftp	Nat	1.16.3
php-ci	sma	0.4.2
vscode-csstree	sme	1.2.1
gitblame	wad	11.2.0
php-debug	xde	1.39.1
t4-support	zbe	0.7.0

A/B Experiments

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binariesv615:30325510
nativeloc1:31344060
dwcopilot:31170013
dwoutputs:31242946
copilot_t_ci:31333650
e5gg6876:31282496
pythonrdcb7:31342333
6518g693:31436602
aj953862:31281341
63221493:31336333
cloudbuttont:31379625
3efgi100_wstrepl:31403338
use-responses-api:31390855
ddidt:31399633
ec5jj548:31422691
cp_cls_t_966_ss:31446430
c0683394:31419495
a5gib710:31434435
7a04d226_do_not_restore_last_panel_session:31438103
anthropic_thinking_t:31432745
406hc587_ask_agent:31428393
cp_cls_t_1081:31443828
nes-set-to-on:31441941
a43f0574a:31442826

[MShayOffice]

Image with container names redacted, to show which part of the application I'm talking about.

[bwateratmsft]

Looks like we just need to add a check on chat.disableAIFeatures for the when clause.

Fully recognizing the irony, I am going to assign this one to Copilot.