Welcome View: repository picker for background sessions

package.json

@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@
 		"contribEditorContentMenu",
 		"chatPromptFiles",
 		"mcpServerDefinitions",
-		"tabInputMultiDiff"
+		"tabInputMultiDiff",
+		"workspaceTrust"
 	],
 	"contributes": {
 		"languageModelTools": [
@@ -2140,6 +2141,12 @@
 				"icon": "$(terminal)",
 				"category": "Copilot CLI"
 			},
+			{
+				"command": "github.copilot.cli.sessions.openRepository",
+				"title": "%github.copilot.command.cli.sessions.openRepository%",
+				"icon": "$(folder-opened)",
+				"category": "Copilot CLI"
+			},
 			{
 				"command": "github.copilot.chat.replay",
 				"title": "Start Chat Replay",
@@ -4527,6 +4534,10 @@
 					"command": "github.copilot.cli.sessions.resumeInTerminal",
 					"when": "false"
 				},
+				{
+					"command": "github.copilot.cli.sessions.openRepository",
+					"when": "false"
+				},
 				{
 					"command": "github.copilot.cloud.sessions.openInBrowser",
 					"when": "false"

package.nls.json

@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@
 	"github.copilot.config.nextEditSuggestions.preferredModel": "Preferred model for next edit suggestions.",
 	"github.copilot.command.deleteAgentSession": "Delete...",
 	"github.copilot.command.cli.sessions.resumeInTerminal": "Resume in Terminal",
+	"github.copilot.command.cli.sessions.openRepository": "Open Repository",
 	"github.copilot.command.openCopilotAgentSessionsInBrowser": "Open in Browser",
 	"github.copilot.command.closeChatSessionPullRequest.title": "Close Pull Request",
 	"github.copilot.command.installPRExtension.title": "Install GitHub Pull Request Extension",

src/extension/chatSessions/common/chatSessionWorkspaceFolderService.ts

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export const IChatSessionWorkspaceFolderService = createServiceIdentifier<IChatS
  */
 export interface IChatSessionWorkspaceFolderService {
 	readonly _serviceBrand: undefined;
+	getRecentFolders(): { folder: vscode.Uri; lastAccessTime: number }[];
 	deleteTrackedWorkspaceFolder(sessionId: string): Promise<void>;
 	/**
 	 * Track workspace folder selection for a session (for folders without git repos in multi-root workspaces)

src/extension/chatSessions/vscode-node/chatSessionWorkspaceFolderServiceImpl.ts

@@ -92,6 +92,21 @@ export class ChatSessionWorkspaceFolderService extends Disposable implements ICh
 		this.logService.trace(`[ChatSessionWorkspaceFolderService] Cleaned up old entries, kept ${entriesToKeep.length}`);
 	}
 
+	public getRecentFolders(): { folder: vscode.Uri; lastAccessTime: number }[] {
+		const data = this.extensionContext.globalState.get<Record<string, WorkspaceFolderEntry>>(CHAT_SESSION_WORKSPACE_FOLDER_MEMENTO_KEY, {});
+		const recentFolders: { folder: vscode.Uri; lastAccessTime: number }[] = [];
+		for (const entry of Object.values(data)) {
+			if (typeof entry === 'string') {
+				continue;
+			}
+			if (isUntitledSessionId(entry.folderPath)) {
+				continue; // Skip untitled sessions that may have been saved.
+			}
+			recentFolders.push({ folder: vscode.Uri.file(entry.folderPath), lastAccessTime: entry.timestamp });
+		}
+		recentFolders.sort((a, b) => b.lastAccessTime - a.lastAccessTime);
+		return recentFolders;
+	}
 	async deleteTrackedWorkspaceFolder(sessionId: string): Promise<void> {
 		this._sessionWorkspaceFolders.delete(sessionId);
 		const data = this.extensionContext.globalState.get<Record<string, WorkspaceFolderEntry>>(CHAT_SESSION_WORKSPACE_FOLDER_MEMENTO_KEY, {});

src/extension/chatSessions/vscode-node/chatSessions.ts

@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ export class ChatSessionsContrib extends Disposable implements IExtensionContrib
 
 		const copilotcliChatSessionParticipant = this._register(copilotcliAgentInstaService.createInstance(
 			CopilotCLIChatSessionParticipant,
-			copilotcliSessionIsolationManager,
 			copilotcliChatSessionContentProvider,
 			promptResolver,
 			copilotcliSessionItemProvider,
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ export class ChatSessionsContrib extends Disposable implements IExtensionContrib
 		const copilotCLIWorkspaceFolderSessions = copilotcliAgentInstaService.invokeFunction(accessor => accessor.get(IChatSessionWorkspaceFolderService));
 		const copilotcliParticipant = vscode.chat.createChatParticipant(this.copilotcliSessionType, copilotcliChatSessionParticipant.createHandler());
 		this._register(vscode.chat.registerChatSessionContentProvider(this.copilotcliSessionType, copilotcliChatSessionContentProvider, copilotcliParticipant));
-		this._register(registerCLIChatCommands(copilotcliSessionItemProvider, copilotCLISessionService, copilotCLIWorktreeManagerService, gitService, copilotCLIWorkspaceFolderSessions));
+		this._register(registerCLIChatCommands(copilotcliSessionItemProvider, copilotCLISessionService, copilotCLIWorktreeManagerService, gitService, copilotCLIWorkspaceFolderSessions, copilotcliChatSessionContentProvider));
 	}
 
 	private registerCopilotCloudAgent() {