gemini-cli - 💡(How to fix) Fix Information Leak during Extension Update Check [1 comments, 2 participants]

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google-gemini/gemini-cli#26829Fetched 2026-05-11 03:27:15
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What happened?

The IDE Companion extension makes a POST request to the VS Code Marketplace on every activation, potentially leaking environment details or usage patterns.

What did you expect to happen?

Update checks should be minimal, respect privacy settings, or rely on VS Code's built-in extension update mechanism.

Client Information

<details> <summary>Client Information</summary>

OS: linux Date: Sunday, May 10, 2026 Gemini CLI: 0.42.0-nightly

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Anything else we need to know?

File: packages/vscode-ide-companion/src/extension.ts, Lines 38-84. While common, it's an unnecessary external network call on every startup.

Severity: Low Area: area/extensions

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