Degraded performance for agent session starts, VS Code Browser, services, and tasks

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Updates from Gitpod 6

1. investigatingJun 18, 2026, 12:59 PM UTC

   We're seeing an increase in start duration for agent sessions. The environment starts normally but agents are taking a while to start. We're actively investigating the issue

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2. investigatingJun 18, 2026, 1:47 PM UTC

   We've observed that VS Code Browser, services, and tasks are also suffering from degraded performance.

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3. monitoringJun 18, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC

   We scaled messaging infrastructure to address a capacity issue, and have observed performance is now normal. We'll continue to monitor to ensure the problem is resolved.

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4. monitoringJun 18, 2026, 3:02 PM UTC

   Degraded performance is ongoing, we'll pursing a follow-up fix to mitigate, and will update the incident in 30m.

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5. monitoringJun 18, 2026, 3:27 PM UTC

   We shipped a fix to shift traffic to the newly scaled up infrastructure and have observed an improvement in performance. We'll continue to monitor the situation.

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6. resolvedJun 18, 2026, 5:36 PM UTC

   Performance continues to remain quick and stable.

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Corrections

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