Why is VS Code prompting me with "An update is ready to install. Code is trying to add a new helper tool."
17:36 18 Jun 2025

I keep getting this prompt popup from VS Code:

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An update is ready to install. Code is trying to add a new helper tool.

Touch ID or enter your password to allow this.

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In my VS Code output filtered to "Main", I see a bunch of messages like this:

2025-06-18 13:25:58.261 [info] update#setState checking for updates
2025-06-18 13:25:58.988 [info] update#setState downloading
2025-06-18 13:34:45.305 [error] UpdateService error: The network connection was lost.
2025-06-18 13:34:45.305 [info] update#setState idle
2025-06-18 14:25:58.313 [info] update#setState checking for updates
2025-06-18 14:25:58.506 [info] update#setState downloading
2025-06-18 14:26:44.137 [error] UpdateService error: The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error -60006.)
2025-06-18 14:26:44.137 [info] update#setState idle
2025-06-18 15:25:58.369 [info] update#setState checking for updates
2025-06-18 15:25:58.571 [info] update#setState downloading
2025-06-18 15:29:00.323 [error] UpdateService error: The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error -60006.)
2025-06-18 15:29:00.324 [info] update#setState idle
2025-06-18 16:25:58.427 [info] update#setState checking for updates
2025-06-18 16:25:58.591 [info] update#setState downloading
2025-06-18 16:33:48.827 [error] UpdateService error: The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error -60006.)
2025-06-18 16:33:48.828 [info] update#setState idle

Is there anyway to get more insight into what VS Code is trying to update precisely?

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