VS Code Copilot Chat not showing local Ollama models in selection menu...

kernel_kate

I'm experiencing a frustrating issue with the integration between GitHub Copilot and Ollama in Visual Studio Code. The Problem: My local Ollama models are correctly detected by VS Code and appear in the "Language Models" management tab. However, when I try to switch models within the Copilot Chat interface, the local models are missing from the dropdown menu. Only the cloud models (GPT-4o, GPT-5 mini, Claude, etc.) are visible. Setup: In the...

Originally asked by Mattimax Force on Stack Exchange (stackoverflow) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

For a model to be available when using agents , it must support tool calling. If the model doesn't support tool calling, it won't be shown in the model picker. https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/customization/language-models

Full answer by Andrii Tsyhanchuk: https://stackoverflow.stackexchange.com/a/79889050 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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