Adopt new tooltip in chat context item #8399
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Pull request overview
This PR implements tooltip support for chat context items in GitHub Pull Request and Issue providers by adopting the new tooltip field from the VS Code proposed API.
Changes:
- Added
tooltipproperty to theChatContextIteminterface in the proposed API definition - Enhanced both PR and Issue context providers to populate tooltips with rich markdown content
- Updated provider constructors to accept
ExtensionContextfor tooltip generation
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| File | Description |
|---|---|
| src/@types/vscode.proposed.chatContextProvider.d.ts | Adds optional tooltip field to ChatContextItem interface for displaying hover information |
| src/lm/pullRequestContextProvider.ts | Adds ExtensionContext parameter and implements tooltip generation using issueMarkdown in resolved context and simple markdown in unresolved context |
| src/lm/issueContextProvider.ts | Adds ExtensionContext parameter and implements tooltip generation using issueMarkdown in resolved context and simple markdown in unresolved context |
| src/extension.ts | Updates provider instantiations to pass the context parameter |
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Jan 20, 2026
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Part of microsoft/vscode#280658