If I click move the Amazon Q Panel to a secondary side panel, it loses all context in the current chat and will not let me reopen it.

Type: Bug

Bug Report: Chat Context Lost When Moving Amazon Q Panel
Summary
Amazon Q chat loses all conversation context and history when the panel is moved to a different position in the IDE, making previous conversations inaccessible.

Steps to Reproduce
Open Amazon Q chat panel in IDE

Start a new conversation with Amazon Q

Have Amazon Q perform one or more actions (file operations, code generation, etc.)

Right-click on the Amazon Q panel and select "Move" option

Move the panel to a different position (e.g., from sidebar to bottom panel)

Observe that the chat interface appears blank/reset

Attempt to access previous chat from history sidebar

Expected Behavior
Chat context and conversation history should persist when panel is moved

Previous conversations should remain accessible from chat history

All performed actions and their results should still be visible

Actual Behavior
Chat panel appears completely reset after moving

All previous conversation context is lost

Chat history shows previous conversations but selecting them doesn't restore content

No way to recover the lost conversation or context

Impact
Severity: High - Complete loss of work context

Frequency: Reproducible every time panel is moved

Workaround: None - context cannot be recovered

Operating System: macOS

Workspace: Active project workspace

Additional Notes
This appears to be a state management issue where the panel relocation triggers a complete reinitialization of the chat component, clearing all stored conversation data.

Extension version: 1.79.0
VS Code version: Code 1.101.2 (2901c5ac6db8a986a5666c3af51ff804d05af0d4, 2025-06-24T20:27:15.391Z)
OS version: Darwin arm64 24.5.0
Modes:

System Info

|Item|Value|
|---|---|
|CPUs|Apple M3 Pro (11 x 2400)|
|GPU Status|2d_canvas: enabled
canvas_oop_rasterization: enabled_on
direct_rendering_display_compositor: disabled_off_ok
gpu_compositing: enabled
multiple_raster_threads: enabled_on
opengl: enabled_on
rasterization: enabled
raw_draw: disabled_off_ok
skia_graphite: enabled_on
video_decode: enabled
video_encode: enabled
webgl: enabled
webgl2: enabled
webgpu: enabled
webnn: disabled_off|
|Load (avg)|3, 4, 4|
|Memory (System)|18.00GB (0.11GB free)|
|Process Argv|--crash-reporter-id 2a45da57-da8e-4f66-8d21-50cea47e2fcc|
|Screen Reader|yes|
|VM|0%|

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The report names no files, tests, or entry points. First reproduce the panel move on macOS with the reported Amazon Q and VS Code versions, then trace what is reinitialized when the panel changes position. Done means the active chat, history, actions, and results remain accessible after moving the panel.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.