Unable to use Awesome-Copilot with Visual Studio

[gchapeaux]

I tried to use Awesome copilot with Github copilot on Visual Studio, but I couldn't manage to do so, even when trying to include manually in my project the prompts and agents I needed.

• The "Visual Studio: Install" button opens Visual Studio, but nothing happens (either from this very github repo, or from Visual Studio documentation
• I tried asking directly copilot "Help me add awesome-copilot to Visual Studio", and I end up with the following error :

[Conversations Error] Loading GitHub account information...
Logging to: C:\Users\gregoire.chapeaux_ap\AppData\Local\Temp\VSGitHubCopilotLogs\20260113_164510.937_VSGitHubCopilot.chat.log
[Conversations Information] Copilot chat version 17.14.1518-rc+f209c0741f.RR (17.14.1518.61961). VS: VisualStudio.17.Release/17.14.21+36717.8.-november.2025-. Session: ffe65c8f-ae9c-4719-96cc-9b5e2c10047a.
[Conversations Error] Loading GitHub account information...
[Conversations Information] Need to get an auth token.
[HttpClientFactoryProvider Information] Environment variable COPILOT_USE_DEFAULTPROXY found: False
[Conversations Information] [Conversations] Out-of-process service (PID: 17396) finished initializing.
[Conversations Information] installMcpServer command line option detected with value: {"name":"Awesome Copilot","type":"stdio","command":"docker","args":["run","-i","--rm","ghcr.io/microsoft/mcp-dotnet-samples/awesome-copilot:latest"]}
[Conversations Information] [CopilotAgents] Environment variable COPILOT_USE_DEFAULTPROXY found: False
[Conversations Information] Status Code: 200, Reason Phrase: OK
[Conversations Information] Response Content: HasToken: True, ChatEnabled: True, ExpiresAt: 1768324513, RefreshIn: 1500, SKU: copilot_for_business_seat_quota, CopilotExclusion: False, ChatQuota: '', CompletionsQuota: '', LimitedUserResetDate: '', CanSignupForLimited: ''
[Conversations Information] Copilot auth status: OK. Copilot badge status: Active
[Conversations Information] Copilot auth status: OK. Copilot badge status: Active
[Conversations Information] Copilot auth status: OK. Copilot badge status: Active
[Conversations Information] Copilot auth status: OK. Copilot badge status: Active
[Conversations Information] [CopilotCustomInstructionsProvider] Workspace path is null. Custom instructions will be loaded on the next query if exists.
[Conversations Information] Copilot auth status: OK. Copilot badge status: Active
[Conversations Information] [GetQuota] Environment variable COPILOT_USE_DEFAULTPROXY found: False
[Conversations Information] Copilot auth status: OK. Copilot badge status: Active
[Conversations Information] [CopilotClient] Copilot Internal User response: Conversations.Abstractions.Auth.CopilotUserData
[Conversations Information] [CopilotModels] Environment variable COPILOT_USE_DEFAULTPROXY found: False
[Conversations Information] Copilot auth status: OK. Copilot badge status: Active
[CopilotClientManager Information] LSP: Activated (20782901)
[CopilotClientManager Information] LSP: Debug Server: http://localhost:8180
[CopilotClientManager Information] LSP: Process 22180
[CopilotClientManager Information] Initial auth status: OK
[CopilotClientManager Information] CopilotClientManager: model list fetched as of 2026-01-13 11:45:16.
[CopilotClientManager Information] statusNotification: Error: You are not signed into GitHub.
[CopilotSessionProvider Information] Begin sending message (ConversationId:9485da50-b5d0-4829-8a1f-93cb995465fd, CorrelationId:dd5f5f56-4c2d-4069-8295-f9d6ce55669d, MessageId: ee3df12e-3c5b-411c-bf5d-987c1c77fdf2)
[CopilotSessionProvider Information] Request content: "Help me add awesome-copilot to visual studio."
[Conversations Warning] [CopilotCustomInstructionsProvider] Workspace path is null or empty. Cannot load custom instructions files, No workspace is opened.
[Conversations Information] [CopilotCustomInstructionsProvider] Custom instructions loading state NotLoaded_NoWorkspace No workspace.
[Conversations Error] [Conversations] Unhandled exception in AskInConversationAsync: System.ObjectDisposedException: Cannot access a disposed object.
Object name: 'ServiceHub.Host.dotnet.HostServices+LazyServiceBroker'.
at Microsoft.Verify.NotDisposed(Boolean condition, Object disposedValue, String message)
at ServiceHub.Host.dotnet.HostServices.LazyServiceBroker.GetProxyAsync[T](ServiceRpcDescriptor serviceDescriptor, ServiceActivationOptions options, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
at Microsoft.ServiceHub.Framework.ServiceBrokerClient.<>c__DisplayClass21_01.<<GetProxyAsync>b__0>d.MoveNext() --- End of stack trace from previous location --- at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.AwaitExtensions.ExecuteContinuationSynchronouslyAwaiter1.GetResult()
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.AsyncLazy1.<>c__DisplayClass20_0.<<GetValueAsync>b__0>d.MoveNext() --- End of stack trace from previous location --- at Microsoft.ServiceHub.Framework.ServiceBrokerClient.GetProxyAsync[T](ServiceRpcDescriptor serviceRpcDescriptor, ServiceActivationOptions options, CancellationToken cancellationToken) at Conversations.Kernel.Context.ContextProviders.PromptifyContextAsync(CopilotRequest request, CopilotPromptOptions options, CancellationToken cancellation) at Conversations.Kernel.RequestBuilder.BaseRequestBuilder.AddContextAsync(Int32 contextBudget, CancellationToken cancellation) at Conversations.Kernel.RequestBuilder.Strategies.LegacyRequestBuilder.AddOptionalComponentsAsync(CancellationToken cancellation) at Conversations.Kernel.RequestBuilder.BaseRequestBuilder.BuildAsync(CancellationToken cancellation) at Conversations.Kernel.ChatRequest.CreateAsync(String systemPrompt, String responseInstructions, IntentExecutionContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken) at Conversations.Kernel.Intents.GenericIntent.ExecuteCoreAsync(IntentExecutionContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken) at Conversations.Kernel.Intents.IntentBase.ExecuteAsync(IntentExecutionContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken) at Conversations.Kernel.ConversationBase.AskAsync(ConversationRequest requestContext, CancellationToken cancellation) at Conversations.Kernel.ConversationBase.AskAsync(ConversationRequest requestContext, CancellationToken cancellation) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Conversations.Service.ServiceTarget.AskInConversationAsync(CopilotSessionId sessionId, CopilotRequest request, ActiveInteractions activeInteractions, IReadOnlyList1 history, CopilotRequestOptions requestOptions, CancellationToken cancellation)
[CopilotSessionProvider Error] Unhandled exception invoking responder GitHub Copilot: StreamJsonRpc.RemoteInvocationException: Cannot access a disposed object.
Object name: 'ServiceHub.Host.dotnet.HostServices+LazyServiceBroker'.
at StreamJsonRpc.JsonRpc.d__1561.MoveNext() --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Copilot.ResponderBroker.<SendRequestHelperAsync>d__9.MoveNext() --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Copilot.ResponderBroker.<SendRequestHelperAsync>d__9.MoveNext() --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification(Task task) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Copilot.ResponderBroker.<SendDirectRequestAsync>d__3.MoveNext() --- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown --- at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw() at System.Threading.Tasks.Sources.ManualResetValueTaskSourceCore1.GetResult(Int16 token)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Copilot.Core.Agents.CopilotAgentModeResponder.d__12.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw()
at System.Threading.Tasks.Sources.ManualResetValueTaskSourceCore1.GetResult(Int16 token) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Copilot.CopilotDefaultOrchestrator.<SendRequestToResponderAsync>d__24.MoveNext() RPC server exception: System.ObjectDisposedException: Cannot access a disposed object. Object name: 'ServiceHub.Host.dotnet.HostServices+LazyServiceBroker'. at Microsoft.Verify.NotDisposed(Boolean condition, Object disposedValue, String message) at ServiceHub.Host.dotnet.HostServices.LazyServiceBroker.GetProxyAsync[T](ServiceRpcDescriptor serviceDescriptor, ServiceActivationOptions options, CancellationToken cancellationToken) at Microsoft.ServiceHub.Framework.ServiceBrokerClient.<>c__DisplayClass21_01.<b__0>d.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.AwaitExtensions.ExecuteContinuationSynchronouslyAwaiter1.GetResult() at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.AsyncLazy1.<>c__DisplayClass20_0.<b__0>d.MoveNext()
--- End of stack trace from previous location ---
at Microsoft.ServiceHub.Framework.ServiceBrokerClient.GetProxyAsync[T](ServiceRpcDescriptor serviceRpcDescriptor, ServiceActivationOptions options, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
at Conversations.Kernel.Context.ContextProviders.PromptifyContextAsync(CopilotRequest request, CopilotPromptOptions options, CancellationToken cancellation)
at Conversations.Kernel.RequestBuilder.BaseRequestBuilder.AddContextAsync(Int32 contextBudget, CancellationToken cancellation)
at Conversations.Kernel.RequestBuilder.Strategies.LegacyRequestBuilder.AddOptionalComponentsAsync(CancellationToken cancellation)
at Conversations.Kernel.RequestBuilder.BaseRequestBuilder.BuildAsync(CancellationToken cancellation)
at Conversations.Kernel.ChatRequest.CreateAsync(String systemPrompt, String responseInstructions, IntentExecutionContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
at Conversations.Kernel.Intents.GenericIntent.ExecuteCoreAsync(IntentExecutionContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
at Conversations.Kernel.Intents.IntentBase.ExecuteAsync(IntentExecutionContext context, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
at Conversations.Kernel.ConversationBase.AskAsync(ConversationRequest requestContext, CancellationToken cancellation)
at Conversations.Kernel.ConversationBase.AskAsync(ConversationRequest requestContext, CancellationToken cancellation)
at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Conversations.Service.ServiceTarget.AskInConversationAsync(CopilotSessionId sessionId, CopilotRequest request, ActiveInteractions activeInteractions, IReadOnlyList1 history, CopilotRequestOptions requestOptions, CancellationToken cancellation) at Microsoft.VisualStudio.Conversations.Service.CopilotServiceContainer.AskInConversationAsync(CopilotSessionId sessionId, CopilotRequest request, ActiveInteractions activeResponse, IReadOnlyList1 history, CopilotRequestOptions requestOptions, CancellationToken cancellationToken)