bug: Extension crashes on Windows startup (`TypeError: ... (reading 'includes')`) blocking all models

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Relevant environment info

- OS: Windows 11 / Windows 10 (x64)
- Continue version: 1.2.22 (Release) & 1.3.38 (Pre-release)
- IDE version: VS Code 1.123.0 (Portable Mode)
- Model: Local LiteLLM Proxy (Qwen 3.6 35B / Mistral Small 4 MoE)
- config:
  
  name: "Default Agent"
  version: "1.0.0"
  models: []

Description

The extension completely freezes upon startup on Windows. An unhandled TypeError occurs during the initial message handling (handleMessage), which completely blocks the extension from loading any configuration files (config.yaml / config.json). As a result, the sidebar remains non-functional and permanently displays "Select model - No models configured."

This issue persists even when running VS Code in a clean, isolated Portable Mode (with no umlaunts in the path, e.g., C:\Entwicklung\VSCode...).

To reproduce

1. Install VS Code on Windows (tested in Portable Mode to eliminate profile/path issues).
2. Install Continue version 1.2.x or 1.3.x (Pre-release).
3. Open the Extension Host logs.
4. Observe the crash happening instantly before any model configuration is parsed.

Log output

[error] TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'includes')
    at up.handleMessage [as value] (.../out/extension.js)