Improve coding agent prompt title and description for consistency and clarity #7275
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| const message = vscode.l10n.t('Copilot coding agent will continue your work in \'{0}\'.', repoName); | |||
| const detail = vscode.l10n.t('Your current chat session will end, and its context will be used to continue your work in a new pull request.'); | |||
| const message = vscode.l10n.t('Coding agent will continue your work in \'{0}\'.', repoName); | |||
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I think this (and the instance below) should be The coding agent, but open to feedback
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Updated both instances to use "The coding agent" for better grammar and consistency. Changes are in commit 77501be.
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This PR improves the phrasing of the coding agent prompt to enhance consistency and provide better transparency about the process.
Changes Made
Title: Changed "Copilot coding agent will continue your work..." to "Coding agent will continue your work..."
Description: Enhanced the description to mention branch creation: "Your current chat session will end, and its context will be used to continue your work in a new branch and pull request."
Motivation
The original prompt had inconsistencies in terminology:
Additionally, the description didn't mention that a new branch would be created, which provides important transparency about what happens during the process.
Before and After
Before:
After:
The title now reads "Coding agent will continue your work in 'repository'" and the description mentions "new branch and pull request".
Key Improvements
✅ Consistency: Removed "Copilot" from title to match tooltip and session logs
✅ Clarity: Added "new branch" to description for better transparency
✅ Alignment: Title now matches the established phrasing approach used elsewhere
The changes are minimal and surgical, affecting only the localized strings in the
commandImplmethod ofCopilotRemoteAgentManager.Fixes #7250.
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