From e79664efe8794670bf1bbfe017491f82c98865e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Martin Aeschlimann <martinae@microsoft.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:53:34 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] add play button in prompt config dialog

---
 .../promptSyntax/pickers/promptFilePickers.ts | 24 ++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/promptSyntax/pickers/promptFilePickers.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/promptSyntax/pickers/promptFilePickers.ts
index 5113db79b5cfed..86d45f3584d54f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/promptSyntax/pickers/promptFilePickers.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/promptSyntax/pickers/promptFilePickers.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ export interface ISelectOptions {
 	readonly optionRename?: boolean;
 	readonly optionCopy?: boolean;
 	readonly optionVisibility?: boolean;
+	readonly optionRun?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface ISelectPromptResult {
@@ -322,6 +323,11 @@ const MAKE_INVISIBLE_BUTTON: IQuickInputButton = {
 	iconClass: ThemeIcon.asClassName(Codicon.eye),
 };
 
+const RUN_IN_CHAT_BUTTON: IQuickInputButton = {
+	tooltip: localize('runInChat', "Run in Chat View"),
+	iconClass: ThemeIcon.asClassName(Codicon.play),
+};
+
 export class PromptFilePickers {
 	constructor(
 		@IQuickInputService private readonly _quickInputService: IQuickInputService,
@@ -424,6 +430,9 @@ export class PromptFilePickers {
 
 	private async _createPromptPickItems(options: ISelectOptions, token: CancellationToken): Promise<(IPromptPickerQuickPickItem | IQuickPickSeparator)[]> {
 		const buttons: IQuickInputButton[] = [];
+		if (options.type === PromptsType.prompt && options.optionRun !== false) {
+			buttons.push(RUN_IN_CHAT_BUTTON);
+		}
 		if (options.optionEdit !== false) {
 			buttons.push(EDIT_BUTTON);
 		}
@@ -480,6 +489,9 @@ export class PromptFilePickers {
 		const exts = (await this._promptsService.listPromptFilesForStorage(options.type, PromptsStorage.extension, token)).filter(isExtensionPromptPath);
 		if (exts.length) {
 			const extButtons: IQuickInputButton[] = [];
+			if (options.type === PromptsType.prompt && options.optionRun !== false) {
+				extButtons.push(RUN_IN_CHAT_BUTTON);
+			}
 			if (options.optionEdit !== false) {
 				extButtons.push(EDIT_BUTTON);
 			}
@@ -596,6 +608,15 @@ export class PromptFilePickers {
 		}
 		const value = item.promptFileUri;
 
+		if (button === RUN_IN_CHAT_BUTTON) {
+			const commandId = quickPick.keyMods.ctrlCmd === true
+				? 'workbench.action.chat.run-in-new-chat.prompt.current'
+				: 'workbench.action.chat.run.prompt.current';
+			await this._commandService.executeCommand(commandId, value);
+			quickPick.hide();
+			return false;
+		}
+
 		// `edit` button was pressed, open the prompt file in editor
 		if (button === EDIT_BUTTON) {
 			await this._openerService.open(value);
@@ -686,7 +707,8 @@ export class PromptFilePickers {
 			optionDelete: true,
 			optionRename: true,
 			optionCopy: true,
-			optionVisibility: false
+			optionVisibility: false,
+			optionRun: false
 		};
 
 		try {