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Initial config handling/API work for hooks support

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Pull request overview

Introduces initial “chat hooks” support, including a hooks.json schema + discovery, UI entry points to create/manage hook files, and a proposed API (vscode.chat.executeHook) with main-thread ↔ extension-host plumbing to execute configured hook commands.

Changes:

  • Add hook configuration parsing/schema (Copilot hooks.json + Claude settings compatibility) and hook discovery via IPromptsService.getHooks().
  • Surface hook configuration in the workbench (new hook file action + “Configure Hooks” picker) and plumb collected hooks into chat agent requests.
  • Implement proposed API + RPC wiring + Node extension-host execution for hook commands, with tests for parsing/compat and ext-host execution.

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Copilot reviewed 35 out of 36 changed files in this pull request and generated 12 comments.

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src/vscode-dts/vscode.proposed.chatHooks.d.ts Adds proposed chatHooks API typings (hook types, execution, result).
src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/test/common/promptSyntax/service/mockPromptsService.ts Updates prompts service mock to satisfy new getHooks API.
src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/test/common/promptSyntax/hookSchema.test.ts Unit tests for hook type normalization + hook command resolution.
src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/test/common/promptSyntax/hookClaudeCompat.test.ts Unit tests for Claude hook compatibility parsing/mapping.
src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/test/common/chatService/chatService.test.ts Stubs IPromptsService for chat service tests after DI change.
src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/promptSyntax/service/promptsServiceImpl.ts Implements hook file discovery/parsing + caching via getHooks().
src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/promptSyntax/service/promptsService.ts Extends IPromptsService with getHooks().
src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/promptSyntax/promptTypes.ts Adds hook docs URL + language-id mapping for hook prompt type.
src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/promptSyntax/languageProviders/promptValidator.ts Updates validator attribute sets to handle new hook prompt type.
src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/promptSyntax/hookSchema.ts Defines hook schema/types and helpers for command resolution/labels.
src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/promptSyntax/hookCompatibility.ts Adds format detection + parsing dispatch across supported formats.
src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/promptSyntax/hookClaudeCompat.ts Implements Claude settings.json hook parsing compatibility.
src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/promptSyntax/config/promptFileLocations.ts Adds hook file locations/types (hooks.json + .claude settings).
src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/promptSyntax/config/config.ts Introduces settings keys for hook file locations + enablement.
src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/promptSyntax/chatPromptFilesContribution.ts Extends prompt file listing command to include hooks.
src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/participants/chatAgents.ts Plumbs collected hooks into IChatAgentRequest.
src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/hooksExecutionService.ts Adds main-thread service abstraction for executing hooks via proxy.
src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/chatService/chatServiceImpl.ts Collects hooks via prompts service and attaches to chat requests.
src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/promptSyntax/promptFileActions.ts Registers hook-related actions alongside other prompt actions.
src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/promptSyntax/pickers/promptFilePickers.ts Adds hook help button support in prompt pickers.
src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/promptSyntax/pickers/askForPromptSourceFolder.ts Adds hook-related picker strings + disallows copy/move for hooks.
src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/promptSyntax/newPromptFileActions.ts Adds “New Hook File…” command to create/extend hooks.json.
src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/promptSyntax/hookUtils.ts Adds helper to select newly-added hook command in JSON content.
src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/promptSyntax/hookActions.ts Adds “Configure Hooks…” action and quick pick UI for hook entries.
src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chat.contribution.ts Registers hook JSON schema + hook-related configuration + service singleton.
src/vs/workbench/api/test/node/extHostHooks.test.ts Adds tests for extension-host hook execution behavior.
src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostHooksNode.ts Implements Node extension-host hook execution via child_process.
src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.node.services.ts Registers IExtHostHooks singleton for node extension host.
src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostTypes.ts Adds ChatHookResultKind to ext host types.
src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostHooks.ts Defines ext-host hooks service interface + RPC shape.
src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHostChatAgents2.ts Stores hooks on in-flight requests + exposes getHooksForSession.
src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.protocol.ts Adds RPC identifiers and DTO for hook execution results.
src/vs/workbench/api/common/extHost.api.impl.ts Wires proposed vscode.chat.executeHook to ext-host implementation.
src/vs/workbench/api/browser/mainThreadHooks.ts Main-thread customer that forwards executions to the extension host.
src/vs/workbench/api/browser/extensionHost.contribution.ts Registers main-thread hooks customer.
src/vs/platform/extensions/common/extensionsApiProposals.ts Registers chatHooks proposal + version.
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src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/promptSyntax/hookUtils.ts:69

  • Related to the above: treating any '}' while bracketDepth===1 as the end of the target object can trigger on nested object closures (like the end of an env object), causing early termination and incorrect/undefined selections. This should be based on proper JSON structure rather than character scanning.
			} else if (char === '}' && inTargetObject && bracketDepth === 1) {
				// End of the target object, search for field within this object
				for (let j = targetObjectStartLine; j <= i; j++) {

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@pwang347 pwang347 requested a review from roblourens February 3, 2026 23:13
@pwang347 pwang347 marked this pull request as ready for review February 4, 2026 00:23
@vs-code-engineering vs-code-engineering bot added this to the February 2026 milestone Feb 4, 2026
@pwang347 pwang347 enabled auto-merge (squash) February 4, 2026 01:24
@pwang347 pwang347 merged commit dd69bca into main Feb 4, 2026
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@pwang347 pwang347 deleted the feature/hooks branch February 4, 2026 01:32
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