Remove "Assign to Coding Agent" command (moved to Copilot Chat extension)#8518
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Remove "Assign to Coding Agent" command (moved to Copilot Chat extension)#8518
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…ated code Remove the issue.assignToCodingAgent command, its registration, implementation, package.json entries, localization string, and update documentation to remove references to "Delegate to coding agent" and outdated CodeLens mentions. This functionality is moving to the Copilot Chat extension. Co-authored-by: joshspicer <23246594+joshspicer@users.noreply.github.com>
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[WIP] Remove code lens for delegating to agent
Remove "Assign to Coding Agent" command (moved to Copilot Chat extension)
Feb 13, 2026
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issue.startCodingAgentFromTodocommand referenced by the TODO lightbulb "Delegate to agent" quick fix no longer exists in this extension, resulting in a "command not found" error. This functionality is moving to the Copilot Chat extension.Removes all remaining "assign/delegate to coding agent" surface area:
issueFeatureRegistrar.ts: Removeissue.assignToCodingAgentcommand registration andassignToCodingAgent()methodpackage.json: Remove command definition, command palette suppression entry, and issues tree view context menu entrypackage.nls.json: Removecommand.issue.assignToCodingAgent.titlelocalization stringIssueFeatures.md: Remove stale "Delegate to coding agent" and CodeLens references (no CodeLens provider exists)Original prompt
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