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VS Code caches patch-specific local extension locations across already-open windows, while our installer was deleting those patch directories on each update. This change installs the companion into a canonical directory, refreshes a bounded same-major/minor patch compatibility window, and aligns the install/update messaging so stale windows keep resolving the companion until they reload. Constraint: Already-open VS Code windows can keep older local extension paths cached until reload Rejected: Document reload-only recovery | did not restore deleted patch paths for already-open windows Confidence: medium Scope-risk: narrow Reversibility: clean Directive: Keep the installer and the extension auto-update prompt aligned on reload-each-window wording when the local install layout changes Tested: node --test test/vscode-active-agents-session-state.test.js test/metadata.test.js; openspec validate agent-codex-fix-active-agents-install-stale-window-2026-04-22-18-11 --type change --strict; openspec validate --specs; node scripts/install-vscode-active-agents-extension.js Not-tested: visual confirmation of the SCM surface after reloading every already-open VS Code window
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