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Expand Up @@ -25,9 +25,16 @@ Type `@` in the chat input to get autocomplete suggestions. You can mention:
| **File** | Attach a file's contents to your message | `@src/utils.ts` |
| **Terminal** | Include your active VS Code terminal output | `@terminal` |
| **Git Changes** | Attach uncommitted working-tree diffs and new files | `@git-changes` |
| **Past chats** | Attach a previous session's transcript as context | `@` → **Past chats** → pick a session |

Selecting a suggestion inserts the mention and highlights it in the input. File contents, terminal output, and git changes are attached as context when you send the message.

### Referencing Past Chats

Choosing **Past chats** from the `@` menu opens a searchable picker of your previous sessions in the current workspace, ordered by recency. Selecting a session inserts a highlighted mention token; when you send the message, that session's current transcript is attached as context so the agent can build on the earlier conversation. Clicking the mention token opens the referenced session.

Very long transcripts are truncated, keeping the beginning and end, so a single mention cannot fill the context window.

### Drag and Drop

You can also add file mentions by dragging and dropping:
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| **Mention files when helpful** | If you know the exact file, mention its path to save the agent a search step |
| **Keep editor tabs relevant** | Open tabs are passed as context, so keep relevant files open |
| **Trust the agent's tools** | The agent can search, read, and explore your codebase — let it do the discovery work |
| **Reference a past chat** | Type `@` and choose **Past chats** to open a searchable picker of previous sessions in the current workspace. Selecting a session attaches its current transcript as context when you send the message. |

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