From 1a9e4235ac7f36f6ea629fa0aeaabfe968ebe467 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eva H <63033505+hoyyeva@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:46:25 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] docs: add VS Code context length guidance (#17610)

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 docs/integrations/vscode.mdx | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/integrations/vscode.mdx b/docs/integrations/vscode.mdx
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--- a/docs/integrations/vscode.mdx
+++ b/docs/integrations/vscode.mdx
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ ollama signin
 
 Local models do not require sign-in.
 
+## Context length
+
+VS Code may show a model's maximum supported context length even when Ollama allocates a smaller context at runtime.
+
+For local models, open Ollama **Settings**, set the context length to at least 64k, reload the VS Code window, and resend your prompt. See [Context length](/context-length) for more information.
+
 ## Troubleshooting
 
 If Ollama models do not appear in the model picker: