Support Vim Mode in Copilot Chat
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- TypeScript
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
No.
Describe the solution you'd like
I’d like to be able to use VSCodeVim in the GitHub Copilot Chat input panel in VSCode, not just in the code editor.
Describe alternatives you've considered
None.
Additional context
The Zed editor’s Vim mode works in the chat input, which is really cool. Could we also have this in Copilot?
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by examining how VSCodeVim handles keybindings in the existing editor and how VS Code exposes the Copilot Chat input panel; define done as Vim mode working in that input without breaking normal chat editing.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript, vscode
- Domain
- developer-experience, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100