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Remove "Assign to Coding Agent" command (moved to Copilot Chat extension)#8518

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Copilot AI commented Feb 13, 2026

The issue.startCodingAgentFromTodo command 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: Remove issue.assignToCodingAgent command registration and assignToCodingAgent() method
  • package.json: Remove command definition, command palette suppression entry, and issues tree view context menu entry
  • package.nls.json: Remove command.issue.assignToCodingAgent.title localization string
  • IssueFeatures.md: Remove stale "Delegate to coding agent" and CodeLens references (no CodeLens provider exists)
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This section details on the original issue you should resolve

<issue_title>Can't delegate to agent from TODO lightbulb</issue_title>
<issue_description>

  • Add a TODO in my code
  • Use lightbulb to Delegate to agent
  • ❓ I'm getting command 'issue.startCodingAgentFromTodo' not found. I wonder if this is a carry-over from bringing coding agent functionality from GHPR into the chat extension?

Image</issue_description>

<agent_instructions>remove all the 'delegate to agent' code lens and quick fix code. We'll move this to the copilot chat extension</agent_instructions>

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@bamurtaugh > What I don't know is where "delegate to agent" has moved to. Would love to still be able to use that.

Thank you for the feedback. Here are our docs on other methods of agent interaction and delegation: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/agents/overview. If we can help clarify anything else in the meantime, definitely please let us know!</comment_new>


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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references to "Delegate to coding agent" and outdated CodeLens mentions.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>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Remove code lens for delegating to agent Remove "Assign to Coding Agent" command (moved to Copilot Chat extension) Feb 13, 2026
Copilot AI requested a review from joshspicer February 13, 2026 20:38
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Can't delegate to agent from TODO lightbulb

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