Sep 15, 2025 · Sep 12, 2025 · Sep 15, 2025
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
 ### Changed

 - Always enable verbose (`-v`) flag when a log directory is configured (`coder.proxyLogDir`).
 - Automatically start a workspace if it is opened but not running.

 ### Added

diff --git a/src/remote.ts b/src/remote.ts
 private readonly mode: vscode.ExtensionMode,
 ) {}

 private async confirmStart(workspaceName: string): Promise<boolean> {
 const action = await this.vscodeProposed.window.showInformationMessage(
 `Unable to connect to the workspace ${workspaceName} because it is not running. Start the workspace?`,
 {
 useCustom: true,
 modal: true,
 },
 "Start",
 );
 return action === "Start";
 }

 /**
 * Try to get the workspace running.  Return undefined if the user canceled.
 */
 );
 break;
 case "stopped":
 if (!(await this.confirmStart(workspaceName))) {
 return undefined;
 }
 writeEmitter = initWriteEmitterAndTerminal();
 this.storage.output.info(`Starting ${workspaceName}...`);
 workspace = await startWorkspaceIfStoppedOrFailed(
 // On a first attempt, we will try starting a failed workspace
 // (for example canceling a start seems to cause this state).
 if (attempts === 1) {
 if (!(await this.confirmStart(workspaceName))) {
 return undefined;
 }
 writeEmitter = initWriteEmitterAndTerminal();
 this.storage.output.info(`Starting ${workspaceName}...`);
 workspace = await startWorkspaceIfStoppedOrFailed(
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		### Changed

		- Always enable verbose (`-v`) flag when a log directory is configured (`coder.proxyLogDir`).
		- Automatically start a workspace if it is opened but not running.

		### Added

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Expand Up		@@ -54,18 +54,6 @@ export class Remote {
		private readonly mode: vscode.ExtensionMode,
		) {}

		private async confirmStart(workspaceName: string): Promise<boolean> {
		const action = await this.vscodeProposed.window.showInformationMessage(
		`Unable to connect to the workspace ${workspaceName} because it is not running. Start the workspace?`,
		{
		useCustom: true,
		modal: true,
		},
		"Start",
		);
		return action === "Start";
		}

		/**
		* Try to get the workspace running. Return undefined if the user canceled.
		*/
Expand DownExpand Up		@@ -132,9 +120,6 @@ export class Remote {
		);
		break;
		case "stopped":
		if (!(await this.confirmStart(workspaceName))) {
		return undefined;
		}
		writeEmitter = initWriteEmitterAndTerminal();
		this.storage.output.info(`Starting ${workspaceName}...`);
		workspace = await startWorkspaceIfStoppedOrFailed(
Expand All		@@ -150,9 +135,6 @@ export class Remote {
		// On a first attempt, we will try starting a failed workspace
		// (for example canceling a start seems to cause this state).
		if (attempts === 1) {
		if (!(await this.confirmStart(workspaceName))) {
		return undefined;
		}
		writeEmitter = initWriteEmitterAndTerminal();
		this.storage.output.info(`Starting ${workspaceName}...`);
		workspace = await startWorkspaceIfStoppedOrFailed(
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