License popup triggered when using free chat mode

[mzapf]

• Disable all other plugins besides Copilot (required)
• Screenshot of note + Copilot chat pane + dev console added (required)

Copilot version: v2.9.0

Describe how to reproduce

1. Make sure all other community plugins are disabled as required.
2. In any note, create and define a new tag (e.g., #test).
3. In the same note or a different one, start typing the exact same tag again (#test).
4. As soon as Obsidian's auto-complete suggests the existing tag and you select it (or finish typing it), a popup with the message "Copilot Plus license key not found. Please enter your license key in the settings." appears.

Expected behavior

No license-related popup should appear when using Obsidian's core functionality of adding or auto-completing a pre-existing tag. This action should be independent of any premium Copilot features.

Screenshots

Here is the requested screenshot. It shows the note where I'm typing the tag, the intrusive popup, and the developer console, which shows no specific errors related to this action.

Additional context

This popup is quite intrusive and disruptive to the standard note-taking workflow, as using existing tags is a very frequent action. Thank you for looking into this.

[logancyang]

Sorry about this, the fix is already merged and it will be gone in the next release.

[mzapf]

Hi @logancyang

I just wanted to report that this issue is still occurring for me on the latest release (version 2.9.1). Let me know if you need any new information or logs from my end.

Thanks for your work on this plugin!

[logancyang]

@mzapf Is it the same popup "Copilot Plus license key not found" even in "chat" mode? hmm, I thought this PR fixed it #1542

cc @zeroliu

[zeroliu]

This might be a different issue. Do you have any value in the copilot plus key settings?

I see you are using the chat mode in the screenshot. We shouldn't check the license key in this mode, which indicates a possible bug. We should look into it.

[mzapf]

Hello @logancyang and @zeroliu, thank you for the quick response!

I want to clarify a key point to avoid any confusion: this issue does not happen in the "Chat Mode". The popup appears directly within the standard Obsidian note editor panel while I'm writing and editing my notes. The screenshot might have been confusing because the Copilot chat pane was open, but the interaction causing the bug is 100% within the note itself.

To answer your question, @zeroliu:

Do you have any value in the copilot plus key settings?

No, the "Copilot Plus license key" field in the settings is completely empty. My only configuration was my OpenAI API key in the corresponding field.

I've done some more testing and found new information that might help:

• The bug is triggered not only by #tags, but also every time I create a simple bullet point (by typing - followed by a space).
• To be certain it wasn't my configuration, I clicked the "Reset Settings" button. This cleared all my settings, including the OpenAI API key.
• Even with the settings completely reset and no API key configured, the bug still occurs every time I type a bullet point (- ) or a tag (#some-tag) in a note.

This suggests the license check is being incorrectly triggered by basic editor actions, independent of user settings or chat interactions.

I hope this detailed clarification helps you pinpoint the issue. Please let me know if there's anything else I can test or provide!

[logancyang]

@mzapf it might be the autocomplete setting toggles being on. Could you check the Copilot settings Plus tab and turn off the entire section of autocomplete features?

[mzapf]

That was it!

I'll leave it up to you to decide whether to close this issue or keep it open to address the underlying behavior.

Thanks again for the quick and effective support!

[logancyang]

Thank you for reporting! This shouldn't happen to free modes indeed, will fix!