[VS Code Shell] Update permissions request UX - #2932
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Move Copilot and destructive reasoning permission requests into a shared queued popup, add scoped approvals and session commands, and preserve pending prompts across reconnects. Co-authored-by: Copilot App <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: ec9b12fc-e82b-4baf-b692-abb37c7d2e8f
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Co-authored-by: Copilot App <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: ec9b12fc-e82b-4baf-b692-abb37c7d2e8f
…ion policy to be used for other reasoning providers
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Co-authored-by: Copilot App <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: ec9b12fc-e82b-4baf-b692-abb37c7d2e8f
Co-authored-by: Copilot App <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com> Copilot-Session: ec9b12fc-e82b-4baf-b692-abb37c7d2e8f
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Summary
Permission requests now appear in a popup above the chat instead of interrupting the conversation. Users can approve a tool once, for the current request, or for the session. The new
@allow alland@allow offcommands, along with natural-language equivalents, control session permissions. A shared reasoning permission policy has also been introduced to unify the behaviors across reasoning providers (like Claude or Copilot).@allow allallows eligible tools for either reasoning provider in the current TypeAgent session.@allow offresets those session permissions.Normal clarification and semantic confirmation questions still appear in the chat and are not bypassed by
@allow all.Screenshots
System-authored questions continue to appear in the chat: